Environmentally-Friendly Food Processing (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)

consumer Pressure And Increased Regulation Has Made Environmental Awareness Increasingly Important In The Food Industry. Exploring How To Achieve Environmentally-friendly Food Production, This Book Reviews The Assessment Of Various Food Products And The Ways In Which The Industry Can Improve Their Operations And Become More Environmentally Responsible. The Editors And Their Panel Of Experts Evaluate The Environmental Impact Of Food Processing Operations Areas In Such As Fruit, Vegetable, Meat, And Fish Processing. They Cover Good Practice In Food Processes Including Packaging, Recycling, And Waste Treatment And Highlight Methods Of Improving Energy Consumption. 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 which the industry can improve their operations and become more environmentally responsible.

Part one evaluates the environmental impact of food processing operations, in such areas as fruit, vegetable, meat and fish processing. Part two moves on to address good practice in food processing reviewing packaging, recycling and waste treatment, as well as methods of improving energy consumption and environmental training for the food industry.

Environmentally-friendly food processing is an essential reference for all those concerned with environmental awareness and responsibility in the food industry.

• Addresses how to achieve environmentally-friendly food production, reviewing the assessment of various food products and how the industry can become more environmentally responsible
• Evaluates the environmental impact of food processing operations, in such areas as fruit, vegetable, meat and fish processing
• Reviews packaging, recycling and waste treatment, as well as methods of improving energy consumption and environmental training for the food industry

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 which the industry can improve their operations and become more environmentally responsible. Part one evaluates the environmental impact of food processing operations, in such areas as fruit, vegetable, meat and fish processing. Part two moves on to address good practice in food processing reviewing packaging, recycling and waste treatment, as well as methods of improving energy consumption and environmental training for the food industry. Environmentally-friendly food processing is an essential reference for all those concerned with environmental awareness and responsibility in the food industry. Addresses how to achieve environmentally-friendly food production, reviewing the assessment of various food products and how the industry can become more environmentally responsible Evaluates the environmental impact of food processing operations, in such areas as fruit, vegetable, meat and fish processing Reviews packaging, recycling and waste treatment, as well as methods of improving energy consumption and environmental training for the food industry "This book addresses how to achieve environmentally-friendly food production, reviewing the assessment of various food products and the ways in which the industry can improve its operations and become more environmentally responsible. Environmentally-friendly Food Processing will be an essential reference for all those concerned with environmental awareness and responsibility in the food industry."--BOOK JACKET