Food and beverage packaging technology /

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this volume provides a contemporary overview of food processing/packaging technologies. It acquaints the reader with food preservation processes, shelf life and logistical considerations, as well as packaging materials, machines and processes necess...

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Other Authors: Coles, Richard, Kirwan, Mark J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex Ames, Iowa Wiley-Blackwell 2011.
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Richard Coles
  • Food biodeterioration and methods of preservation / Gary S Tucker
  • Packaged product quality and shelf life / Helen Brown, James Williams and Mark Kirwan
  • Logistical packaging for food marketing systems / Diana Twede and Bruce Harte
  • Metal packaging / Bev Page, Mike Edwards and Nick May
  • Packaging of food in glass containers / Peter Grayhurst and Patrick J Girling
  • Plastics in food packaging / Mark J. Kirwan, Sarah Plant and John W. Strawbridge
  • Paper and paperboard packaging / M.J. Kirwan
  • Active packaging / B.P.F. Day and L. Potter
  • Modified atmosphere packaging / Michael Mullan and Derek McDowell
  • Bioplastics / Jim Song, Martin Kay and Richard Coles.