Packaging for Nonthermal Processing of Food

A number of novel thermal and nonthermal processing methods are in active research and development in industry, academic and government laboratories. A key step that needs to be addressed is how to best package commodities processed by high pressure, pulsed electric fields, UV, irradiation, microwave or radio frequency heating, bioactive coating/packaging, or the treatment with probiotics to best preserve the benefits of improved product quality imparted by these emerging preservation technologies. Packaging for Nonthermal Processing of Food reviews typical nonthermal processes, the characteristics of food products after nonthermal treatments, and packaging parameters to preserve the quality and enhance the food safety of the products. In addition, the critical role of information carried by packaging materials to make a new product produced by a novel process attractive to consumers is discussed. Packaging for Nonthermal Processing of Food offers many benefits to industry for providing the practical information on the relationship between new processes and packaging materials, to academia for constructing the fundamental knowledge, and to regulatory agencies for acquiring deeper understanding on the packaging requirements for new processes.

Contributors ix Preface xi Chapter 1. Packaging for Nonthermally Processed Foods 3 Jung H. Han Chapter 2. The Role of Active Packaging in Nonthermal Processing Systems 17 Aaron L. Brody Chapter 3. Edible Coatings Containing Bioactive Antimicrobial Agents 29 Seacheol Min and John M. Krochta Chapter 4. Bio-MAP: Modified-Atmosphere Packaging with Biological Control for Shelf-Life Extension 53 James T. C. Yuan Chapter 5. Packaging for High-Pressure Processing, Irradiation, and Pulsed Electric Field Processing 67 Seacheol Min and Q. Howard Zhang Chapter 6. Packaging for Foods Treated by Ionizing Radiation 87 Vanee Komolprasert Chapter 7. Radio Frequency Identification Systems for Packaged Foods 117 Jung H. Han, Arnold W. Hydamaka, and Yicheng Zong Chapter 8. Consumer Choice: Responses to New Packaging Technologies 139 Kevin C. Spencer and Joan C. Junkus Chapter 9. European Standpoint to Active Packaging—Legislation, Authorization, and Compliance Testing 187 W. D. van Dongen, A. R. de Jong, and M. A. H. Rijk Chapter 10. Packaging for Nonthermal Food Processing: Future 213 Jung H. Han Index 227