Handling Practices of Folded Vermicelli by Small-scale Processors in Tanga City, Tanzania
Table 7.
Packaging andlabeling information of the final products
|
| Variable |
Respondents/ categories |
Frequency |
Percent (%) |
|
|
| Product packaging |
Yes |
30 |
100.0 |
|
| Type of packaging materials used |
New PP bags |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
Used PP bags |
28 |
93.3 |
|
| |
Used PE bags |
0 |
00.0 |
|
| Weight of packaged bag (in kg) |
12.5 |
6 |
20.0 |
|
| |
12 |
12 |
.40.0 |
|
| |
11 |
5 |
16.7 |
|
| |
10 |
7 |
23.3 |
|
| Sealing of the packaged bags |
Yes |
23 |
76.7 |
|
| |
No |
7 |
23.3 |
|
| Product label |
Yes |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
No |
28 |
93.3 |
|
| Production and expiry date |
Yes |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
No |
28 |
93.3 |
|
| Batch number |
Yes |
1 |
3.3 |
|
| |
No |
29 |
96.7 |
|
| Manufacture name and contact address |
Yes |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
No |
28 |
93.3 |
|
|
Source: (Author survey, 2023).
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