Food packaging and shelf life : a practical guide

"The importance of packaging hardly needs stressing since only a handful of foods are sold in an unpackaged state. With an increasing focus on sustainability and cost-effectiveness, responsible companies no longer want to over-package their food products, yet many remain unsure just where reduc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, Gordon L. , 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis , c2010
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Food packaging and shelf life
  • 2. Food quality and indices of failure
  • 3. Shelf life testing methodology and data analysis
  • 4. Packaging and the microbial shelf life of food
  • 5. Packaging and the shelf life of milk
  • 6. Packaging and the shelf life of cheese
  • 7. Packaging and the shelf life of milk powders
  • 8. Packaging and the shelf life of yogurt
  • 9. Packaging and the shelf life of water and carbonated drinks
  • 10. Packaging and the shelf life of orange juice
  • 11. Packaging and the shelf life of coffee
  • 12. Packaging and the shelf life of beer
  • 13. Packaging and the shelf life of wine
  • 14. Packaging and the shelf life of fresh red and poultry meats
  • 15. Packaging and the shelf life of fish
  • 16. Packaging and the shelf life of fruits and vegetables
  • 17. Packaging and the shelf life of vegetable oils
  • 18. Packaging and the shelf life of cereals and snack foods
  • 19. Shelf life of foods in biobased packaging
  • 20. Active packaging and the shelf life of foods