Advances in Food Processing (Food Preservation, Food Safety, Quality and Manufacturing Processes)

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring the most updated information on the most common and new food manufacturing processes while addressing relevant food safety and quality issues. It will also address issues on the design of food processing operations and the necessary equipment, along with reliability, safety, and maintainability management tools.

Different food manufacturing processes can include products of plant and animal origin, such as dairy, bakery and confectionery, fruits and vegetables, nonalcoholic and alcoholic beverages, chocolate, oils and fats, meat, poultry, seafood, snacks, and functional foods.

It will also examine food quality and safety requirements throughout, including hygiene and food sanitation, ISO22000, HACCP, sensory evaluation of foods, and food waste management.

Highlights:

• Hygiene and food sanitation;
• Case studies on the implementation of ISO22000, HACCP, and other management tools such as failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), Pareto, and Ishikawa for the implementation of food safety/traceability;
• Food waste management case studies from the food industry along with life cycle analysis and circular economy;

The aim of this Special Issue is to attract papers in the general area of food processing while also addressing issues on quality and food safety, incorporating all the aforementioned principles.

Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas
Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Tsarouhas
Guest Editors

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