Processed Meats

Prof. Joe P. Kerry is a senior college lecturer and head of the food packaging and material sciences group in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences at University College Cork (UCC). He received his Doctorate in Microbiology at University College Galway in 1995. He then moved to the Department of Food Technology in UCC where he held several postdoctoral positions before being appointed as a College lecturer in 1999. Professor Kerry is a qualified member of the Institute of Packaging and a research member of AMBER. He is, and has been, very involved in national and international research projects both at fundamental and applied levels. Primary research interests address various aspects of general food processing and formulation, food packaging, shelf-life stability, food composition and numerous aspects of food quality, particularly in relation to muscle foods (meat, poultry and seafood) or plant-based analog products representing same. He also has very strong links with industry and his research team assists companies in relation to many aspects of new food product development. He has over 450 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, over 400 presentations at major international conferences, along with several other significant publications by way of edited books, book chapters and national reports. His expertise includes use and manipulation of packaging materials and systems for use with foods, use of extrusion technology for the manufacture of food products/packaging materials, applications and new technology developments within the area of food packaging throughout the distribution chain, especially in the field of smart packaging (active and intelligent systems) and the material sciences of packaging. Prof. Kerry is an editor for Food Packaging and Shelf-life, Packaging Technology and Science and an associate editor for Meat Science. He has served on boards and committees, both within and externally to UCC. Prof Kerry serves as the academic director for the Blás na hEireann - National Food Awards. He has served on the organizing and scientific committees for numerous scientific conferences. Dr John F. Kerry is a Director and shareholder of Echo Ovens Ltd, Ireland. He is widely regarded for his work on value added Meats and related RTE processing technologies.

"Provides a wealth of information related to the safety of meat (microbiological and toxicological), the nutritional quality of processed meats, and factors influencing their eating quality." --Food Science and Technology

• Part I: Processed meats: market-driven changes, legislative issues and product development1. Consumer demands and regional preferences for meat2. Processed meat products: consumer trends and emerging markets3. Food safety and processed meats: globalisation and the challenges4. Listeriosis, salmonellosis and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli: significance and contamination in processed meats5. The use of irradiation in processed meat products6. Regulation of processed meat labels in the European Union7. Use of sensory science as a practical commercial tool in the development of consumer-led processed meat products8. Scientific modeling of blended meat productsPart II: Ingredients: past and future roles in processed meat manufacture9. Blood by-products as ingredients in processed meat10. Utilisation of hydrocolloids in processed meat systems11. Use of cold-set binders in meat systems12. Using natural and novel antimicrobials to improve the safety and shelf-life stability of processed meat products13. Reducing salt in processed meat products14. Reducing fats in processed meat products15. The use of nutraceuticals in processed meat products and their effects on product quality, safety and acceptability16. Use of probiotics and prebiotics in meat productsPart III: Processing technologies: past and future roles in processed meat manufacture17. Marinating and enhancement of the nutritional content of processed meat products18. Improving the quality of restructured and convenience meat products19. Heat and processing generated contaminants in processed meats20. Improving the sensory quality of cured and fermented meat products21. Improving the sensory and nutritional quality of smoked meat products22. Online quality assessment of processed meats23. Impact of refrigeration on processed meat safety and quality24. Recent advances in the application of high pressure technology to processed meat products25. Effects of novel thermal processing technologies on the sensory quality of meat and meat products26. Packaging of cooked meats and muscle-based, convenience-style processed foods