Publisher's Synopsis
The last several years have seen many developments in packaging, including the decline in use of the can and bottle in favour of plastic packaging for heat preserved foods. Many heat preserved foods are heated at the same time as they are packaged, and there have also been developments in the heating processes. This book recognizes and emphasizes, for the first time, the importance of an integrated approach to the processing and packaging of heat preserved foods.;This review of the scientific and technological principles and practices of the subject is written for food technologists and packaging engineers.
