Environmentally-friendly food processing /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mattsson, Berit, 1943-, Sonesson, Ulf
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boca Raton : Cambridge : CRC Press ; Woodhead, 2003.
• Σειρά: Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology.
• Θέματα: Food industry and trade > Environmental aspects.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Food Science.; Electronic books.

Environmental awareness in the food industry has become increasingly important in recent years, as a result of consumer pressure and increasing regulation. This book addresses how to achieve environmentally-friendly food production, reviewing the assessment of various food products and the ways in w...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Front Cover; Environmentally-Friendly Food Processing; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributor contact details; Chapter 1. Introduction; Part I: Assessing the environmental impact of food processing operations; Chapter 2. Life cycle assessment (LCA): an introduction; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The LCA process; 2.3 Key principles of LCA; 2.4 LCA of food products; 2.5 Using LCA: some examples; 2.6 Future trends; 2.7 References; Chapter 3. Life cycle assessment of vegetable products; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Using LCAs: the case of pesticides; 3.3 LCA in horticultural production.
• 3.4 LCA for processed vegetable products3.5 LCA for organic production; 3.6 Future trends: LCA and sustainability; 3.7 Sources of further information and advice; 3.8 References; Chapter 4. Life cycle assessment of fruit production; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Functional units and system boundaries; 4.3 Data collection: field operations; 4.4 Data collection: nutrient balance; 4.5 Data collection: pesticides; 4.6 Assessing a LCA; 4.7 Future trends; 4.8 References; Chapter 5. Life cycle assessment of animal products; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 LCA methodology and animal products.
• 5.3 LCA in practice: the cases of milk and pig meat5.4 Using LCA to improve production; 5.5 Future trends; 5.6 Sources of further information and advice; 5.7 References; Chapter 6. Environmental impact assessment of seafood products; 6.1 Introduction: the need for a sustainable fishing industry; 6.2 The role of aquaculture; 6.3 The environmental impact of fishing; 6.4 The environmental impact of aquaculture; 6.5 Environmental assessment of seafood products, sustainable fishing and aquaculture; 6.6 Conclusions and future trends; 6.7 Sources of further information and advice.
• 6.8 Acknowledgements6.9 Appendix; 6.10 References; Part II: Good practice; Chapter 7. Environmental issues in the production of beverages: global coffee chain; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Development issues; 7.3 Market trends and their environmental and social impacts; 7.4 The environmental impact of the coffee supply chain; 7.5 Identifying problem areas; 7.6 Sustainable coffee production; 7.7 References; Chapter 8. Improving energy efficiency; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Analysing energy use in food processing; 8.3 Improving energy use; 8.4 Case study: improving energy use in poultry processing.
• 8.5 Case study: pig slaughterhouse8.6 Future trends; 8.7 Sources of further information and advice; Chapter 9. The environmental management of packaging: an overview; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Packaging and the environment; 9.3 The regulatory context; 9.4 Packaging minimization; 9.5 Packaging recycling; 9.6 Future trends; 9.7 Sources of further information and advice; 9.8 References; 9.9 Acknowledgement; Chapter 10. Recycling of packaging materials; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Regulation in the EU; 10.3 Recycling paper packaging: collection and separation; 10.4 Recycling paper packaging: processing.