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A heat-shrinkable film suitable for use in fabricating bags for packaging frozen poultry. The film composition comprises a resin mixture of between about 75 and about 95 weight percent of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of from at least about 1.7 to about 5.0 weigh

A heat-shrinkable film suitable for use in fabricating bags for packaging frozen poultry. The film composition comprises a resin mixture of between about 75 and about 95 weight percent of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of from at least about 1.7 to about 5.0 weight percent, and having a melt index of from at least about 0.15 to about 0.35 decigram per minute; and between about 5 and about 25 weight percent of a polyethylene material selected from the group consisting of: (a) high density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.70 decigram per minute, and a density of between about 0.94 and about 0.96 grams per cubic centimeter, and (b) low pressure-low density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.925 gram per cubic centimeter.

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1. A heat-shrinkable film, suitable for used in fabricating bags for packaging frozen poultry, comprising a mixture of between about 75 and about 95 percent by weight, based on the weight of said film, of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of from at least about 1.7 t

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A heat-shrinkable film, suitable for used in fabricating bags for packaging frozen poultry, comprising a mixture of between about 75 and about 95 percent by weight, based on the weight of said film, of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of from at least about 1.7 to about 5.0 percent by weight, based on the weight of said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and having a melt index of from at least about 0.15 to about 0.35 decigram per minute; and between about 5 and about 25 percent by weight, based on the weight of said film, of a polyethylene material selected from the group consisting of: (a) low pressure-high density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.70 decigram per minute, and a density of between about 0.94 and about 0.96 gram per cubic centimeter, and (b) low pressure-low density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.925 gram per cubic centimeter. 2. The film of claim 1 wherein said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content of between about 2.25 and about 4.5 percent by weight and a melt index of between about 0.2 and about 0.3 decigram per minute. 3. The film of claim 1 wherein said low pressure-low density polyethylene is a copolymer formed from ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of butene, pentene, hexene, heptene and octene, and mixtures thereof. 4. The film of claim 1 wherein said polyethylene material comprises between about 10 and about 20 percent by weight of the film. 5. The film of claim 3 wherein said copolymer has a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute. 6. The film of claim 3 wherein said copolymer has a melt index of between about 0.5 and about 2.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.920 gram per cubic centimeter. 7. The film of claim 1 wherein said low pressure-low density polyethylene is a heterogeneous copolymer formed from ethylene, and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of propylene and butene-1, and at least one C 5 -C 8 comonomer. 8. The film of claim 7 wherein said copolymer has a density of between about 0.91 and about 0.94 gram per cubic centimeter, and a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute. 9. The film of claim 7 wherein said copolymer has a melt index of between about 0.5 and about 2.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.925 gram per cubic centimeter. 10. The film of claim 1 wherein said low pressure-high density polyethylene has a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.3 decigram per minute, a density of between about 0.945 and about 0.955 gram per cubic centimeter. 11. The film of claim 10 wherein said low pressure-low density polyethylene has a melt index of between about 0.5 and about 2.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.920 gram per cubic centimeter. 12. The film of claim 1 fabricated in the form of a bag. 13. A heat-shrinkable film suitable for use in fabricating bags for packaging frozen poultry, comprising a mixture of from about 75 to about 90 percent by weight, based on the weight of said film, of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of between about 1.7 and about 5.0 percent by weight of said copolymer, and having a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.35 decigram per minute; and between about 10 and about 25 percent by weight, based on the weight of said film, of a polyethylene material selected from the group consisting of: (a) low pressure-high density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.70 decigram per minute, and a density of between about 0.94 and about 0.96 gram per cubic centimeter, and (b) low pressure-low density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.925 gram per minute. 14. The film of claim 13 wherein said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a melting point of about 103° C. to about 106° C. 15. The film of claim 13 wherein said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content of between about 2.25 and to about 4.5 percent by weight, based on the weight of said copolymer, a melt index of between about 0.2 to about 0.3 decigram per minute, and a density of about 0.917 gram per cubic centimeter. 16. The film of claim 13 wherein said film has a thickness of from about 1.5 mils to about 2.75 mils. 17. The film of claim 13 fabricated in the form of a bag. 18. A resin mixture comprising between about 75 to about 95 percent by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of from at least about 1.7 to about 5.0 percent by weight, based on the weight of said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and having a melt index of from about 0.15 to about 0.35 decigram per minute; and between about 5 and about 25 percent by weight, based on the weight of said resin mixture, of a polyethylene material selected from the group consisting of: (a) low pressure-high density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.70 decigram per minute, and a density of between about 0.94 and about 0.96 gram per cubic centimeter, and (b) low pressure-low density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.925 gram per centimeter. 19. A resin mixture as in claim 18 wherein said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content of between about 2.25 and about 4.5 percent by weight and a melt index of between about 0.20 and about 0.30 decigram per minute. 20. A resin mixture as in claim 18 wherein said low pressure-low density polyethylene is a copolymer formed from ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of butene, pentene, hexene, heptene and octene, and mixtures thereof. 21. A resin mixture as claimed in claim 18 wherein said polyethylene material comprises between about 10 and about 20 percent by weight of said resin mixture. 22. A resin mixture as in claim 20 wherein said copolymer has a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute. 23. A resin mixture as in claim 20 wherein said copolymer has a melt index of between about 0.5 and about 2.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.920 gram per cubic centimeter. 24. A resin mixture as in claim 18 wherein said low pressure-low density polyethylene is a heterogeneous copolymer formed from ethylene, and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of propylene and butene-1, and at least one C 5 -C 8 comonomer. 25. A resin mixture as in claim 24 wherein said copolymer has a density of between about 0.91 and about 0.94 gram per cubic centimeter and a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute. 26. A resin mixture as in claim 24 wherein said copolymer has a melt index of between about 0.5 and about 2.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.925 gram per cubic centimeter. 27. A resin mixture as in claim 18 wherein said low pressure-high density polyethylene has a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.3 decigram per minute, and a density of between about 0.945 and about 0.955 gram per cubic centimeter. 28. A resin mixture as in claim 27 wherein said low pressure-low density polyethylene has a melt index of between about 0.5 and about 2.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.920 gram per cubic centimeter. 29. A resin mixture comprising from about 80 to about 90 percent by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of between about 1.7 and about 5.0 percent by weight of said copolymer, and having a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.35 decigram per minute; and between about 10 and about 20 percent by weight, based on the weight of said resin mixture, of a polyethylene material selected from the group consisting of: (a) low pressure-high density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.15 and about 0.70 decigram per minute, and a density of between about 0.94 and about 0.96 gram per cubic centimeter, and (b) low pressure-low density polyethylene having a melt index of between about 0.3 and about 3.0 decigrams per minute, and a density of between about 0.915 and about 0.925 gram per cubic centimeter. 30. A resin mixture as in claim 29 wherein said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a melting point of about 103° C. to about 106° C. 31. A resin mixture as in claim 29 wherein said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content of between about 2.25 to about 4.5 percent by weight, based on the weight of said copolymer, a melt index of between about 0.20 to about 0.30 decigram per minute, and a density of about 0.917 gram per cubic centimeter. 32. A resin mixture as in claim 29 wherein said mixture is in the form of an extruded film having a thickness of from about 1.5 mils to about 2.75 mils. 33. A resin mixture as in claim 32 wherein said film is fabricated in the form of a bag.