Suitability,efficiency and microbiological safety of novel physical technologies for the processing of ready‐to‐eat meals,meats and pumpable products

Consumer studies and market reports show an increase in consumption of ready‐to‐eat (RTE) foods. Although conventional processing technologies can in most cases produce safe products, they can also lead to the degradation of nutritional compounds and negatively affect quality characteristics. Consumers strongly prefer food that is minimally processed with the maximum amount of health‐promoting substances. Novel processing technologies as pre‐ or post‐treatment decontamination methods or as substitutes of conventional technologies have the potential to produce foods that are safe, rich in nutrient content and with superior organoleptic properties. Combining novel with conventional processes can eliminate potential drawbacks of novel technologies. This review examines available scientific information and critically evaluates the suitability and efficiency of various novel thermal and nonthermal technologies in terms of microbial safety, quality as well as nutrient content on the production of RTE meals, meats and pumpable products.     

Survey of domestic food purchases and related home handling practices in the Abruzzo region (central Italy): Data collection and analysis through a language-independent classification system

A telephone survey was carried out on 13,486 randomly selected households located in the Abruzzo region (central Italy). Three questionnaires were specifically designed in relation to three different groups of foods (Meat and meat products, Fishery products, Fruit and vegetables). Questions were mainly focused on the amount and number of purchases, type of retailer, and home food handling practices with respect to the week prior to the interview. Data were classified according to a multilingual thesaurus system (LanguaL). Results allowed to estimate domestic purchases (in kg) per capita for different food categories. The category “Red meat/Cattle” accounted for a large part of purchases in the “meat and meat products” group (10.9 kg per capita/year; 32.2% of purchases in the group) while the category “Fish or related organism/Fish” was the most purchased in the “fishery products” group (6.9 kg per capita/year; 63.3%). The aggregation of more detailed characteristics enabled the identification of popular categories of foods, such as “Red meat/Cattle/Divided into pieces” (25% of the “meat and meat products” group). Significant differences (p < 0.05) were found between the four different provinces (L'Aquila, Chieti, Pescara and Teramo) with respect to “Poultry/Chicken” and “Red meat/Cattle” categories. Householders were also asked about post-purchase food handling practices that might be hazardous to food safety. More than 20% of those surveyed stated that they thawed frozen meat at room temperature. The degree of doneness after cooking of different food categories was generally high: over 90% of products purchased in the majority of meat and fish categories were properly cooked. However a noticeable proportion of householders (about 15%) reported medium or rare cooking of “Red meat/Cattle” and “Red meat/Swine”. Differences (p < 0.05) were also found between consumers of different ages, with people over 65 years old being more prone to freeze meat and cook it thoroughly.The survey was carried out in a specific geographic area and on a statistically significant sample of households, thus allowing a collection of data on domestic habits relating to food purchases and home food handling practices. This information should be included in the framework of quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) models as a measure of the actual exposure of consumers to pathogenic microorganism. The LanguaL system also proved to be a practical language-independent method useful not only to identify and describe food items but also to classify them according to specific food safety characteristics.     

二滩拱坝初次蓄水的变位监测反分析

简要介绍了在二滩拱坝1998年5月初次蓄水期,通过拱坝垂线和监测网系统,用统计模型和确定性模型理论分析方法,建立了施加于坝体各作用量与坝体受作用后的效应量(变位)间的数学关系;并根据预先计算分析成果,提出了在初次蓄水运行中拱坝变位的参考预报值,实时对二滩拱坝实际工作状态作出安全评判。     

新安江电站进水口快速闸门动水闭门鉴定试验

本文叙述了应用现代科学方法和实验原型观测技术对新安江水电站进水口快速闸门进行安全检测鉴定，并介绍了水电站快速闸门动水闭门试验程序，对水电站快速闸门试验及相关鉴定有重要参考意义。     

灰局势决策在水利工程开发方案优选中的应用

针对水利工程开发方案优选具有多目标、多层次等特点,建立灰局势决策模型并应用变异系数法确定评价指标权重。利用该模型对灌区改建扩建规划方案进行优选,结果表明这是一种有效的方法。     

提高催化裂化装置(FCCU)柴汽比措施

为了满足市场的需要,中石化天津分公司炼油厂根据FCCU自身特点采取了一系列提高柴汽比的措施,包括:调节反应系统和分馏的操作条件及采用MGD技术,以提高柴油产率。实施后,FCCU的柴汽比从0.5提高到0.9,创造了良好的经济效益。     

复杂土坝的渗流安全分析评价

根据福华山土坝的渗流观测资料,建立了测压管水位的回归统计模型,定量分析了各影响量(水位分量、时效分量)对测压管水位的影响效应。在此基础上,结合观测资料,采用有限元法反演了大坝各填筑区的渗透系数,并综合评价了大坝的渗流性态。     

油水井措施经济效益分析方法研究

针对油气藏产量下降,经济效益变差的情况,为提高油气井产量,提高油气藏采收率,从经济学的角度出发,确定出了油水井措施效益分析时的各个参数的选定和取法,并建立了措施经济效益评价方法,为实施油水井进一步开发制定相应的决策提供了参考依据.     

CFR辛烷值机测定误差的分析

通过比较现行国家标准与2004年版ASTM方法的主要差异，针对CFR试验机使用中易遇到的具体问题，分析辛烷值测量误差产生的原因，提出消除测量误差应注意的事项，以及校准CFR试验机应采取的措施。指出对CRF试验机一定要严格遵守试验方法及使用维护操作规程，依据实行情况进行校准，特别是检测RON低于80、MON低于60的样品时。     

周宁水电站工程项目管理实践

福建周宁水电站工程由闽东水电开发有限公司负责项目管理。该项目严格按照《招投标法》进行工程和设备的招标,进行了多项设计优化,注重工程质量和安全文明生产,积极开展达标投产工作,实现了进度快、质量优、投资省、效益好的管理目标。