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Part 1: Assessing the environmental impact of food processing operations Part 2: Good practice Introduction Part 1: Assessing the environmental impact of food processing operations Life cycle assessment (LCA): an introduction J Berlin, The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) - Introduction - The LCA process - Key principles of LCA - LCA of food products - Using LCA: some examples - Future trends - References Life cycle assessment of vegetable products K Kramer, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, The Netherlands - Introduction - Using LCAs: the case of pesticides - LCA in horticultural production - LCA for processed vegetable products - LCA for organic production - Future trends: LCA and sustainability - Sources of further information and advice - References Life cycle assessment of fruit products G Polo, Universitat Poiltecnica de Valencia, Spain - Introduction - Functional units and system boundaries - Data collection: field operations - Data collection: nutrient balance - Data collection: pesticides - Assessing a LCA - Future trends - References Life cycle assessment of animal products C Cederberg, Goteborg University, Sweden - Introduction - LCA methodology and animal products - LCA in practice: the cases of milk and pig meat - Using LCA to improve production - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice - References Environmental impact assessment of seafood products F Ziegler, The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) - Introduction: the need for a sustainable fishing industry - The role of aquaculture - The environmental impact of fishing - The environmental impact of aquaculture - LCA of seafood products, sustainable fishing and aquaculture - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice - References Environmental issues in the production of beverages: the global coffee chain W Pelupessy, Tilborg University, The Netherlands - Introduction - Development issues - Market trends and their environmental and social impacts - The environmental impact of the coffee supply chain - Identifying problem areas - Sustainable coffee production - References Part 2: Good practice Improving energy efficiency H Dalsgaard and W Abbotts, COWI, Denmark - Introduction - Analysing energy use in food processing - Improving energy use - Case study: improving energy use in poultry processing - Case study: pig slaughterhouse - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice The environmental management of packaging F de Leo, University of Lecce, Italy - Introduction - Packaging and the environment - The regulatory context - Packaging minimisation - Packaging recycling - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice - References - Acknowledgement Recycling of packaging materials D Dainelli, Sealed Air Corporation, Italy - Introduction - Regulation in the EU - Recycling paper packaging: collection and separation - Recycling paper packaging: processing - Food packaging from recovered paper - Recycling plastic packaging - Collection and separation of plastic packaging - Recycling techniques and uses of plastic packaging - Conclusions and future trends - References Biobased food packaging G Mortensen, Arla Foods, Denmark - Introduction - Biobased packaging materials - Requirements for biobased packaging materials - Using biobased packaging with particular foods - Current commercial applications - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice - References Recycling food processing wastes M Song and S Hwang, POSTECH, Korea - Introduction - Bio-recycling technologies - Case study: recycling cheese whey - Future trends in bio-recycling technology - References Waste treatment S Hwang, POSTECH, Korea - Introduction: key issues in food waste treatment - Common food waste treatment systems - Physical methods of waste treatment - Biological methods of waste treatment - Chemical methods of waste treatment - Land treatment of waste - Future trends - References Assessing the safety and quality of recycled packaging materials R Franz, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, Germany - Introduction - Recyclable plastic packaging: PET - Recyclable paper and board packaging - Food contact materials: the regulatory context - Key safety issues for recycled packaging - Testing the safety of recycled packaging - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice - References Environmental training for the food industry B. Weidema, 2.-0 LCA Consultants, Denmark. - Introduction - The importance of environmental training - Environmental training needs in differing departments - The concept of the leaning organisation in environmental training - Barriers to effective environmental training - Environmental learning across the supply chain - External, workplace and internet-based environmental training - Maintaining environmental awareness - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice - References Comparing integrated crop management and organic production H van Zeijts, G van den Born and M van Schijndel, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands - Introduction - Integrated crop management - The environmental impact of integrated crop management - Organic crop production - The environmental impact of organic farming - Comparing the environmental impact of integrated crop management and organic farming - Future trends - Sources of further information and advice - References