Essays about: "best-before-date"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word best-before-date.

1. 1. Presence of bacteria in modified atmosphere packed raw chicken meat and their effect on shelf life and sensory characteristics : a microbiological and sensory evaluation

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Max Peterson; [2022]
   Keywords : broiler; expiration date; shelf life; total aerobic count; Enterobacteriaceae; Lactic acid bacteria; dynamic food labels;

   Abstract : Food waste is a huge challenge and constitutes a massive hurdle for development of sustainable food systems. Around 30% of all food produced for human consumption globally is estimated to be discarded, which in many cases is due to the foods having reached best-before-date. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring Coordination Mechanisms and Product Characteristics for Food Waste Reduction Principles: A Case Study in Physical Distribution

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Zacharias Samuelsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Food Waste; Food Waste Mitigation; Food Supply Chain; Food Retailing; Food Waste Mitigation in Distribution; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Title: Exploring Coordination Mechanisms and Product Characteristics for Food Waste Reduction Principles: A Case Study in Physical Distribution Author: Zacharias Samuelsson Thesis supervisor: Eva Berg, Faculty of Engineering at Lund University Thesis Purpose: Identify food waste causes in a global distribution network and develop an improvement proposal for minimizing food waste. Method: This study develops a food waste mitigation framework based on a literature review and assess it through a case at a company. READ MORE

4. 3. Vendor rating strategies to mitigate the effects of cereal supply variations : A case study at a manufacturing company in the food industry

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Johanna Marby; [2021]
   Keywords : Cereals; purchasing process; vendor rating;

   Abstract : Raw material of high quality and in sufficient quantities is of great importance to manufacturing companies. However, the availability of such raw material is often uncertain. One such important raw material is cereals because the consumption of food products containing cereals is very common. READ MORE

5. 4. Quality of fermented dairy products beyond best before date

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Therese Holmsten; [2020]
   Keywords : yoghurt; sour milk; date labelling; rheology; microbiological plating method; Pivot Profile;

   Abstract : Date labelling is one factor influencing food waste in consumer households and evaluation of optimum shelf life is a tool food industry can use to contribute to di-minished food waste. This explorative pilot study aimed to investigate how quality of sour milk and yogurt changed beyond best before date. READ MORE

6. 5. Human Centered Approach for Reducing Household Food Waste by Tracking Fridge Inventory and the Use of Mobile Application

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

   Author : Marcel Laska; Marko Radenkovic; [2020]
   Keywords : Smartphone; Application; Food waste; Household food waste; Mobile Application; best-before-date;

   Abstract : Increasing amounts of food waste is becoming a problem in developed countries. This research project is about how to reduce food waste by tracking fridge inventory and the best-before date of fridge stored food by a smartphone application. Food waste occurs in several different ways. READ MORE