The first of a two-volume set, this book discusses package function, food packaging standards and regulations, packaging-related food contamination risks, and recent developments in container and closure materials and technology. It examines all aspects of packaging technology relevant to processing, preservation, marketing, and distribution of virtually all types of food.

From the Preface: “Today's food package is a multifaceted and multitalented participant in the food industry. It is called upon to contain, preserve, protect, inform, market, and much more. Packaging, which has been aptly referred to as one of the most manifold and least noted revolutions in the common experience, provides wholesome, high-quality, nutritious food products throughout the year, yet we tend to take it for granted...Food Packaging Technology...provides detailed discussions on all the roles played by food packaging, including not only the technical areas, but also the business/economic areas..."

Target Audience: Every professional and student concerned with food packaging technology.

Table of Contents:

The Functions of Packaging:

The Role of Packaging in Preserving Foodstuffs

Information and Consumer Protection — The Role of Packaging

The Marketing Aspects of Packaging

Packaging and Microbiology

Risks Associated with Potential Food Contamination Caused by Packaging:

Transfers Between the Food Product and the Packaging: Migration

Migration — The Risks of Organoleptic Changes in Foodstuffs

Toxicological Risks

Consumer Norms and Regulations:

Packaging Regulations

The Agrofood Business — Legal Liability

Standardization of Packaging

The Consumer's Point of View

The Container and Its Closure: Physical and Chemical Properties of Packaging Materials — Recent Developments:

Physical and Chemical Reactions Between Metallic Packaging Materials and the Constituents of Foods — Corrosion and Protection

Glass Used for Packaging

Metallic Containers for Sterilization

Metal and Plastic Trays Suitable for Sterilization

Lightweight Metallic Packaging for Nonsterilized Foodstuffs

Stamped, Restamped and Stamped Drawn Cans

Plastic Films

Molded Plastic Containers for Foodstuff Packaging

Inks and Varnishes

Glues and Adhesives

Edible Films and Coatings

Index for Volumes 1 and 2

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Food Packaging Technology, Vol. 2