A packaged product comprises a boneless food product comprising at least
one member selected from the group consisting of meat and cheese. The food
product has added liquid thereon, for example brine which has been
injected into (and is exuding from) a meat product, or brine in which
cheese has been soaking. The film article surrounds the boneless food
product, and is in contact with both the boneless food product and the
added liquid. The film article exhibits a Standard Drop Test--Boneless
failure rate of less than 60 percent. A packaging process involves placing
the boneless food product into a film article, which may be a bag, pouch,
or casing, the boneless food product having added liquid thereon. The
added liquid on the surface of the meat, together with juice from the
meat, forms a liquid blend which deposits on an inside surface of the film
article which is to be sealed. The film article is then sealed across an
open end thereof, the seal being made through the liquid blend on the
inside surface of the meat product. The resulting film article exhibits a
Standard Drop Test--Boneless failure rate of less than 60 percent.