Sustainable food processing /

With global inequalities becoming more pronounced, ingredient costs climbing, and global warming a major political issue, food producers must now address environmental concerns, social responsibility and economic viability when designing their food processing techniques for the future. Sustainable f...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Norton, Tomas, Tiwari, Brijesh K., Holden, Nick
Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Sustainable Food Processing; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Key drivers for sustainable food processing; 1.2.1 Food security; 1.2.2 Population health; 1.2.3 Social justice; 1.2.4 Global change; 1.2.5 Resource depletion; 1.2.6 Environmental impact; 1.2.7 Eco-labelling; 1.3 Book objective; 1.4 Book structure; 1.4.1 Section One: Principles and assessment of sustainability; 1.4.2 Sustainability and food processing applications; 1.4.3 Sustainability in manufacturing operations; 1.4.4 Distribution and consumption of food.
  • 2.3 Sustainable food supply management2.3.1 Food processing and the carbon footprint; 2.3.2 Food processing and water resources; 2.4 Concluding observations; References; 3 Environmental Sustainability in Food Processing; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Environmental issues related to food processing; 3.2.1 Packaging, food loss and food waste; 3.2.2 Food processing and energy efficient technology; 3.2.3 Waste management; 3.2.4 International trade; 3.2.5 Health consciousness and balanced diets; 3.3 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food processing; 3.4 Impact of climate change on food processing.
  • 3.5 Discussion3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Food Processing; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The LCA methodology; 4.2.1 Types of LCA; 4.2.2 Goal and scope; 4.2.3 Life Cycle Inventory; 4.2.4 Life Cycle Impact Assessment; 4.2.5 Interpretation; 4.2.6 Reporting; 4.3 What has LCA revealed about the sustainability of food processing?; 4.3.1 Dairy; 4.3.2 Meat; 4.3.3 Seafood; 4.3.4 Processed food products, including packaging and storage; 4.4 Life Cycle Assessment and the Sustainability of Food Processing; References; 5 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
  • 5.1 Introduction5.2 Defining the objectives; 5.3 Wastes from food processing; 5.4 EIA methodology; 5.5 Environmental indicators; 5.6 Functional units; 5.7 Evaluation of results; 5.8 Conclusions; References; 6 Risk Analysis for a Sustainable Food Chain; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Approaches to risk analysis for a sustainable food chain; 6.3 Risk assessment (RA) strategies in the food chain; 6.3.1 Quantitative and qualitative RA in the food chain; 6.3.2 Stages of risk assessment; 6.4 Risk management (RM); 6.5 Risk communication (RC) strategies; 6.6 Role of risk analysis from farm to fork.