Food packaging is an essential technique for preserving food quality and minimizing waste. Packaging of foods helps to protect it from contamination with microorganisms,pests and other contaminants.An effective packaging material which is inexpensive,easily available, safe to use and easily disposable can help homemakers as well as commercial catering establishments to serve food in hygienic manner.The present study was undertaken to determine the quality characteristics of selected food packaging materials.A survey was undertaken to determine the availability and use of food packaging...