Disclosed are rigid or semi-rigid multilayer structures that provide high
oxygen permeability values comprising metallocene polyethylene,
ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers or highly neutralized blends of
ethylene acid copolymers, organic acid salts and optionally one or more
ethylene-containing polymers or silicon-containing polymers. Such
structures have improved oxygen permeability and are useful in packaging
food products such as case ready meat, fish, sausage, fresh produce, and
the like that require breathable packages.