A slurry product is packaged into a plastic bag using a modified
form-fill-seal apparatus. A method for making a plastic bag filled with a
desired weight of a slurry material on a form/fill/seal machine, includes
drawing a plastic film over a mandrel of a form/fill/seal machine and
wrapping the film around a forming tube. A tube of plastic film is formed
by bonding the edges of the film together and the bottom of the tube is
sealed. An initial weight is obtained by weighing the mandrel and the
tube of plastic film then a slurry composition is deposited inside the
closed tube. The present weight of the mandrel, tube of plastic film and
contents of the tube are monitored as the slurry is deposited, and the
present weight and the initial weight are compared until a desired weight
is reached. After the desired weight is reached, the filled bag is sealed
and separated from the tube of plastic film.