Posts Tagged ‘Food preservation

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The adoption of more modified atmosphere and leak-proof packaging by retailers, as well lobbying for the use of antimicrobial washes could help cut in UK chicken, an international summit concluded.
The conference, hosted this week by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), also declared that a renewed emphasis on biosecurity measures by producers in the UK [...]

22 May, 2009

Food Conservation Methods

Posted by: admin In: Food Safety and Hygiene

Several conservation methods have been used to prevent food spoilage and food poisoning ever since ancient times. These are; salting, drying and smoking. Nowadays, chilling, freezing, dehydration and canning methods are used.
You can see the names of food conservation methods below;
Preparing foods under hygiene rules
High temperature

Boiling
Vapour application
Pasteurization

Low temperature

Chilling
Freezing
Dehydration

High Osmotic Pressure

Concentrated  sugar
Salting

Chemical additives

Organic acids
Smoking
Fermentation

Radiation

UV lights
Ionized radiation

Commonly, natamycin is used to preserve sausages and cheeses. Natamycin is derived from a Streptomyces natalensis culture. It is used in powder and crystal form.

The common method cause dust and stickiness, but new method, which also overcome this problem, was developed by DSM. The name of the liquid is Delvocid L. It contains 10 [...]


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