The Interaction of Food Industry and Environment

Addresses the interaction between the food industry and environment, paying particular attention to avenues for responsible operational excellence

Charis M. Galanakis (Edited by)

9780128164495, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 24 January 2020

448 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.8 cm, 0.7 kg

The Interaction of Food Industry and Environment addresses all levels of interaction, paying particular attention to avenues for responsible operational excellence in food production and processing. Written at a scientific level, this book explores many topics relating to the food industry and environment, including environmental management systems, environmental performance evaluation, the correlation between food industry, sustainable diets and environment, environmental regulation on the profitability of sustainable water use in the food industry, lifecycle assessment, green supply chain network design and sustainability, the valorization of food processing waste via biorefineries, food-energy-environment trilemma, wastewater treatment, and much more.

1. Environmental management systems in the food industry 2. Environmental regulation and sustainable water management in food industry 3. Environmental performance evaluation of the food industry 4. Sustainability and environmental perspective of the food industry 5. Life Cycle Assessment in the food industry 6. Sustainable diets: The interaction between food industry and the environment 7. Green supply chain 8. Biorefineries for the valorization of food processing waste 9. Energy and food processing industry 10. Packaging and food sustainability 11. The concept of virtual water in the food industry 12. Wastewater treatment and water reuse in the food industry 13. Control of odors in the food industry

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV], The environment [RN]