FPEN 608: Topical issues in Food Process Engineering

Topical issues in food processing: Engineering and National Development - Role of Food Processing in agriculture; Genetically Modified Organisms - science, technology, ethics and consumer concerns ; Climate Change and Adaptation: future options in Food Process Engineering; Global Food Standards, international food trade; Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organization; Nutraceuticals and functional foods; Nano-sciences: Detection and Characterization of Engineered Nanomaterials; Nano-engineering; Packaging Engineering; Aseptic Packaging and Edible Films; Ohmic Heating; Innovations in Food Process Engineering - Equipment Designs and Processes and Products; Extrusion and the transformation of food raw materials; Food Laws and Regulations in process Engineering.