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Food Technology (Technology in Action) - Hardcover

Mark Lambert

 
9780750200059: Food Technology (Technology in Action)

Synopsis

Examines the production of dairy products, beef, and other agricultural items for mass consumption, discussing past and present methods and new technological advances

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Reviews

Despite its colorful photos and intriguing subject, this title in the ``Technology in Action'' series makes for dull reading. Topics like ``Heat Treatment'' or ``Drying Food'' receive brief, general discussions with a European slant--e.g., a section on ``Food Additives'' details how countries in the European Community label packaged foods with ``E numbers,'' but no information is given on US labeling. Lambert's perspective can also be odd: ``The quality of manufactured food is important, from the points of view of both the consumer and the producer; a poor quality product does not continue to sell.'' Certainly more serious consequences could be envisioned. Elsewhere, he is redundant or uninformative: ``In a modern meat-processing plant, animals are processed from live animals to cuts of meat.'' Marginal. Brief glossary; five titles for further reading; index. (Nonfiction. 10-12) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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