A non-odorous biocide containing laminate for use in the construction of a
wide variety of products. A preferred product is a pouch or other
container for forming an envelope protectively packaging a product such
as a flowable or solid food substance. The pouch is fabricated from a
paper-plastic laminate sheeting whose plies have different properties
that depend on package requirements, at least one ply in the laminate
being an oriented, synthetic plastic film of high tensile strength.
Preferably, the plies are adhesively laminated at ambient temperature
with a water-based adhesive whereby the orientation of the film is
unaffected by the laminating process, in the course of which no
environmentally objectionable fumes are discharged into the atmosphere.
The non-odorous biocide is associated with the paper material or
water-based adhesive of the laminate in an amount sufficient to render it
resistant to attack from organisms. The biocide also does not emit any
undesirable or objectionable odors, and the plastic film protects and
retains the biocide in the laminate. The laminate may be made into an
organism-resistant tape, a water-resistant envelope, or a package for
mailing various materials.