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A multi-layered, handled plastic bottle that substantially resists the absorption and oxidation of essential oils, flavoring components, and nutritional components, e.g. peel oil, d-limonene, and l-ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), found in various beverages such as fruit juices and particularly citrus jui

A multi-layered, handled plastic bottle that substantially resists the absorption and oxidation of essential oils, flavoring components, and nutritional components, e.g. peel oil, d-limonene, and l-ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), found in various beverages such as fruit juices and particularly citrus juices. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the plastic bottle having an integrally-formed handle is made by blow-molding an extruded parison having an outer polyolefin layer, and intermediate adhesive layer, and an inner product-contacting layer of a polyester material such as polyethylene terephthalate. In another particularly preferred embodiment, the plastic bottle is extrusion blow-molded from a four-layer parison comprised of an outer polyolefin layer, an intermediate adhesive layer, an inner polyester layer, and a scrap or regrind layer comprised of a blend of these three layers recovered from the flash removed from the finished bottle. Also disclosed is a method of and an apparatus for making multi-layered, handled plastic bottles of the present invention.

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A multi-layered handled plastic bottle for containing a citrus beverage having essential oils and delicate flavoring components, said bottle providing enhanced retention of said essential oils and flavoring components found in said citrus beverage contained therein, said bottle comprising: (a) a bas

A multi-layered handled plastic bottle for containing a citrus beverage having essential oils and delicate flavoring components, said bottle providing enhanced retention of said essential oils and flavoring components found in said citrus beverage contained therein, said bottle comprising: (a) a base section, a body section, a neck section and an upwardly-extending dispensing outlet finish having a dispensing aperture and an outer surface; (b) a handle projecting outwardly from said body section, said handle having opposed ends, the portion of said handle intermediate said ends being spaced by a gripping aperture from said body section; (c) said base section, said body section, said neck section, said upwardly-extending dispensing outlet finish, and said handle being multi-layered with an outer polyolefin layer, an intermediate adhesive layer, and an inner polyester layer and being integrally formed by expanding an extruded tubular multi-layered parison; and (d) wherein said parison comprises an outer polyolefin layer, an intermediate adhesive layer, and an inner polyester layer that contacts said citrus beverage.