Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive review of the many new developments in the growing food processing and packaging field
Revised and updated for the first time in a decade, this book discusses packaging implications for recent nonthermal processing technologies and mild food preservation such as high pressure processing, irradiation, pulsed electric fields, microwave sterilization, and other hurdle technologies. It reviews typical nonthermal processes, the characteristics of food products after nonthermal treatments, and packaging parameters to preserve the quality and enhance the safety of the products. In addition, the critical role played by packaging materials during the development of a new nonthermal processed product, and how the package is used to make the product attractive to consumers, is discussed.
Packaging for Nonthermal Processing of Food, Second Edition provides up to date assessments of consumer attitudes to nonthermal processes and novel packaging (both i
Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
1 Packaging for nonthermal processing of food: Introduction 1
Naerin Baek, Jung H. Han, and Melvin A. Pascall
2 Active packaging and nonthermal processing 15
Ghadeer F. Mehyar and Richard A. Holley
3 Antimicrobial packaging in combination with nonthermal processing 43
Tony Z. Jin
4 Atmosphere packaging for nonthermal processing of food: High CO2 package for fresh meat and produce 63
Hong Zhuang, Brian C. Bowker, M. Margaret Barth, and Jianhao Zhang
5 The use of biological agents in processing: Antimicrobials, fermentation, and antagonistic control 83
Lu Zhang
6 Packaging for high]pressure processing, irradiation, and pulsed electric field 95
Melvin A. Pascall
7 Packaging for new and emerging food processing technology 121
Pradeep Puligundla and Chulkyoon Mok
8 Packaging for foods treated by ionizing radiation: An update 159
Vanee Komolprasert and Allan B. Bailey
9 Packaging technology for microwave sterilization 205
Hongchao Zhang, Kanishka Bhunia, Juming Tang, and Shyam Sablani
10 The influence of package design on consumer purchase intent 225
Angela Fraser
11 Safety regulation of food packaging and food contact material in the European Union and the United States 251
Neal D. Fortin
12 The forecast for intelligent packaging in the near future and the influence of nonthermal technologies on its performance 273
Melvin A. Pascall
Index 291
