Table of contents
CORROSION IN FOOD PACKAGING
W. SUMMERIn this introductory article a general survey is given of the corrosion problems facing food packers and canners. This is a large subject entailing many processes and materials…
STAINLESS STEELS IN FOOD PROCESSING
THE ubiquity of stainless steels in the food processing industry is, of course, to be explained in terms of hygiene as well as corrosion resistance. However, these two aspects…
MANUFACTURE OF A BABY FOOD
The manufacture of SMA Baby Food in the new unit of John Wyeth & Brother Ltd's. factory at Havant, Hampshire, involves processes where both equipment and ingredients are…
SULPHUR STAINING IN CANNED FOODS: its diagnosis and prevention
ALTHOUGH the staining of tinplate cans by foods rich in protein or containing organic sulphur compounds has been recognised for a very long time as a natural phenomenon, it…
FOOD CASE HISTORIES
ABATTOIRS Success of an epoxide protective system. The steelwork of an abattoir presents an important corrosion problem because of the large amount of water and the highly humid…
FOOD CASE HISTORIES
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PLANT Colturiet protective coatings in the food world. Operating as it does under a tremendous variety of climatic and processing conditions, the food…
… and for your Notebook
Dip‐coated frozen foods. Frozen foods, particularly meat as it is sold in markets today, are often encased in plastics. This casing can be a sheet material wrapped on the meat or…
PLASTICS versus FOOD CONTAMINATION
THE use of plastics materials for food processing environments has obvious advantages associated with the (by and large) non‐toxic nature of these materials and their resistance…
EXPERIENCES WITH ALUMINIUM FOR CANNING AGGRESSIVE FISH PRODUCTS
ALF JENSENIn Norway, aluminium cans made from anodised and lacquered strip have been used for several years for food products which are comparatively neutral and not very corrosive, such as…
FLOORING IN FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS
Although remarkable strides have been made in the processing of foods and beverages in the post‐war years, both in regard to increased production and modernisation of plant, the…
CORROSION NEWS FROM ABROAD
Stress‐corrosion cracking of steel in nitrates. The production of nitrogen fertilisers has shown up some corrosion problems, particularly the intercrystalline stress‐corrosion…
Technical literature
Mond Chemical Products. The Publicity Department, International Nickel Ltd., 20 Albert Embankment, London, S.E.1. Information on the chemicals supplied regularly by International…
Around Industry
New name for polypropylene film. ICI's balanced biaxially oriented polypropylene film is now being sold under the trade name Propafilm. This move emphasises the established…
Equipment and Materials
Conveyor for biscuits. A 5‐ft. vibratory spiral‐feed elevator (Fig. 1), which is dip coated in Nylon Deconyl RP95 to a nominal thickness of 0.020 in., is being manufactured by…
ISSN:
0003-5599Online date, start – end:
1954Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Yu Yan