Reasons and needs of food packaging, technological, hygienic and consumer demands to package, characterisation of food package materials - wood, paper, glass, cloth, natural, synthetic and modified plastic materials, combined package materials - properties, production and their application in food industry, general classification, legislative, barrier and technological requirements, migration of package components into food bulk, migration of food components into plastic package bulk, off flavour phenomena characterisation and its elimination, principles and application of active package approach, ecological aspects of food package, ecobilantion and recyclation.