Word: cryovac
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Defense lawyers counter that the poison in the wells came not from their factories but from the nearby Aberjona River, whose banks are lined with industries that have dumped wastes for a century. Lawyer Michael Keating argued that the soil under the Grace Cryovac plant was too dense to allow seepage...
...concentration was five times the safety level recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ground-water studies conducted by the EPA in 1982 traced the TCE to dumping at the Cryovac plant, which is owned by the W. R. Grace & Co. industrial conglomerate...
Advantages claimed for this are prevention of moisture losses (hence weight losses), prevention of "freezer burns," long periods of storage for quick-frozen foods at higher (hence cheaper) temperatures. For its product Dewey and Almy has chosen the name "Cryovac," which means cold and empty...
Last week "Cryovac" bags were being tested for consumer appeal by four packing companies. A difficulty: some people have a prejudice against rubber as a food wrapper. Dewey and Almy is confident that this will be overcome, since their latex is odorless, tasteless...