The authors present a study on the reduction of electric energy consumption in process preserving agri-food products. Refrigeration facilities used to cool various easily perishable products were examined order establish solutions for increasing efficiency storage process. proposed solution provides combination refrigeration installation with step cooling, infl ow cooler fan installed outside e...

Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) was probably the most contentious issue to come out of the 2002 farm bill. This issue of Choices features COOL as one thematic contribution. Some agricultural and consumer advocacy groups, notably US cow-calf producer and fruit and vegetable grower and shipper associations, have argued for legislation that would require suppliers to provide consumers with count...

Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) are health beneficial lipids found in high concentration pelagic fishes, including Atlantic mackerel. While EPA DHA sensitive to oxidation during fish storage processing, post-mortem degradation the first hours following death is poorly documented. Here, we stored at two temperatures (2–4 °C 18–20 °C) monito...