Food is safe to eat, besides containing the nutritional value, should be free from biological hazards, chemical hazards, as well as physical objects that can be detrimental to health. Therefore, it needed food containers that appropriate measures to ensure food safety and feasibility.

The habit of putting food in the open in a long time will also cause taste and nutritional value decreases.

"A lot of vitamins that are not resistant or sensitive to external factors, such as weather, air, or light so that the flavor and aroma change," said Prof.Dr.Made Astawan, nutrition experts from the Bogor Farm Institute.

Another danger that threatens the food product is a food infection and food intoxication caused by bacteria or microbes. "When the food was infected and then ingested in the human stomach, can cause symptoms of poisoning," he explained.

To maintain the durability of food, it is recommended to keep food in proper containers. "Keeping the lifetime of the food is not always be with preservatives. Containers will also slow damage to proper food," explained Prof. Dr.Purwiyatno Hariyadi, an expert in food technology from the IPB.

Appropriate container will also prevent contamination of insects, microbes, also influence the weather. However, not all containers can be used to pack food.

"The main thing is safe for food or included in a food grade, not toxic, protection from odor, prevent contamination, and easily opened and closed again," explained Purwiyatno in educating the media event of the Healthy Food Storage Containers and hosted by Fresh PT.Lock & Lock Indonesia.

Today the use of plastic food packaging materials dominates. Some studies indicate that dangerous chemicals such as plastics bisphenol (BPA) and phthalates. Food container is also ideally airtight and water.

Besides choosing a container, according Purwiyatno, which need to be considered is the external conditions. "The temperature of space and cleanliness of the environment also affects the storage of food preservation," he said.

The recommended temperature for storing food is less than 5 degrees to keep food cold and above 60 degrees Celsius for hot food. "Temperature is safe enough to prevent bacteria," said Made in the same opportunity.