Nouvelles techniques d'emballage des produits alimentaires.

Novel food packaging techniques.

Type de monographie : Ouvrage

Résumé

This book, part of the "Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology" series, summarises the key developments in the field. General issues such as packaging design, consumer attitudes to novel packaging and the legislative context are discussed and new techniques such as the use of oxygen and other scavengers, freshness indicators and antimicrobial packaging are examined. It also discusses packaging materials and considers how packaging can be used with other preservation techniques to improve the quality of particular foods. Extract from the table of contents: 1. Types and roles of active and intelligent packaging: oxygen, ethylene and other scavengers; antimicrobial food packaging; non-migratory bioactive polymers; time-temperature indicators; the use of freshness indicators; packaging-flavour interactions; moisture regulation. 2. Developments in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP): novel applications for fresh-prepared produce; product safety and nutritional quality; reducing pathogen risks in MAP-prepared produce; detecting leaks; combining MAP with other preservation techniques; integrating MAP with new germicidal techniques; improving MAP through conceptual models. 3. Novel packaging in particular products: active packaging in practice: meat, fish; active packaging and colour control: the case of meat, fruit and vegetables. 4. General issues: optimising packaging; legislative issues relating to active and intelligent packaging; recycling packaging materials; green plastics; integrating intelligent packaging, storage and distribution; testing consumer responses to new packaging concepts; MAP performance under dynamic conditions.

Détails

Titre original : Novel food packaging techniques.
Identifiant de la fiche : 2004-3095
Langues : Anglais
Sujet : Réglementation
Édition : Woodhead Publishing - États-unis/États-unis/Royaume-uni/Royaume-uni
Date d'édition : 2003
ISBN : 1855736756
Source : Source : 608 p. (16 x 24); fig.; tabl.; ref.; index; GBP 150/USD 250.
Document disponible en consultation à la bibliothèque du siège de l'IIF uniquement.

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