Technology : Food Industry & Science

With recent problems such as the use of genetically modified ingredients and BSE, the need to trace and authenticate the contents of food products has never been more urgent. The first part of this authoritative collection reviews the range of established and new techniques for food authentication. Part 2 explores how such techniques are applied in particular sectors, whilst Part 3 reviews the recent developments in traceability systems for differing food products. more...

Price: $310.00

Agrifood biotechnology – the genetic transformation of plants and animals through recombinant means – has created controversy in the food system for more than twenty years. This thoroughly revised and amended edition of Paul B. Thompson’s path breaking study of ethical and philosophical issues raised by this technology up to date. The original 1997 edition was the first book length treatment by a philosopher to focus on food and agricultural biotechnology, covering ethical issues associated with risk assessment, labelling, animal transformation, patents, and the impact of biotechnology on traditional farming communities in both the developed and developing world. The new edition reflects lessons from the hotly contested debates over those issues in the intervening decade, and includes wholly new discussions on ethical issues associated with livestock cloning, the Precautionary Principle, and the transatlantic debate between United States and European perspectives on biotechnology. Thompson’s unique and insightful approach to addressing the risks and questions of public acceptability associated with novel technology stands as a model for anyone interested in technological innovation and social change. The book should be of interest to scholars and citizens interested in the Internet or nanotechnology, while it remains an essential resource for understanding the twists and turns of debate over the role of molecular genetics in the transformation of the global food system. more...

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The use of additives in foods remains both widespread and, for some consumers, controversial. Additives are used for a wide range of purposes, particularly in improving the quality of food products. Whilst valuing products with the right taste, colour and texture and shelf-life, consumers have expressed reservations about the safety of the additives used to enhance these qualities. These concerns have increased the pressure on the food industry to demonstrate the safe use of additives in food. With its distinguished international team of contributors, this important collection reviews both the regulatory context and the methods used to analyse, assess and control the use of additives in food processing. more...

Price: $290.00

Covering the analysis of droplet characteristics using low-intensity ultrasound, this title examines droplet flocculation and coalescence in dilute oil-in-water emulsions, beverage emulsions, rheology of concentrated emulsions, surface forces in emulsions and molecular organization in lipids. more...

Price: $239.95

This is a review of contemporary flavour technology, covering flavour sources, creation/formulation, generation/production, delivery, analysis and legislation. A generic, science-based approach is adopted, rather than a commodity-based or "recipe-type" approach. more...

Price: $184.95