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MONDAY
FEB 14, 2011
1:00pm - 5:00pm
"UNDERSTANDING THE RETORT POUCH"
OVERVIEW
This course is designed to provide
participants with a working knowledge and
understanding of the underlying technologies
associated with the design, production and use
of retort pouches for food products.
COURSE OUTLINE
THE RETORT PROCESS &
DEVELOPMENT OF
1:00pm - 2:00pm
RETORT POUCHES
Retorting as an important food preservation
technique dates to the time of Napoleonic wars
in the early 1800's. This first section will
review the retort process, why it works, its
evolution, limitations and the development of
the retort pouch as an alternative to the
previously ubiquitous metal can. It introduces
the earliest pouch structures, materials and
converting processes used to manufacture
pouches.
A DEEPER LOOK AT
REGULATORY & USE REQUIREMENTS
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Retort pouches contain foods through intensive
thermal processing exposures and are intended to
maintain food safety and quality for long shelf
life in often harsh storage environments. This
section reviews the regulatory requirements that
structures must comply with as well as fitness
for use criteria and evaluation methods.
BREAK -Including
informal discussions
3:00pm
- 3:30pm
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS & THE
PROLIFERATION
3:30pm - 4:30pm
OF POUCH STRUCTURES
From early uses by NASA, retort pouches came
'down to earth' and rapidly expanded in
applications. In parallel, from the earliest
preferred construction(s), alternative pouch
structures have proliferated. This section
reviews both the products packed in retort
pouches and the widening set of successful
structures.
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD
& FINAL QUESTIONS
4:30pm - 5:00pm
& DISCUSSION
While the retort pouch has matured,
innovators in products, sterilization processing
and pouch materials continue to move the
technology forward. This section provides a
glimpse at some of the latest work and some
thoughts on what may come next. It also provides
a wrap up Q&A and discussion period.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR - Tim
Bohrer.
Tim Bohrer has over 35 years of experience
in developing competitive advantages in
packaging. After earning BS & MS Chemical
Engineering degrees at Michigan Technological
University and Purdue University, respectively,
he joined the American Can R&D center in Neenah,
Wisconsin, with initial assignments in blown
film product and process development. He was
active in early blown coextrusion film
development, designed extrusion screws for new
polymers being used, and spearheaded tubular
water quench technology selection and licensing
activity leading to installation of pilot
capability.In 2003
Tim established Pac Advantage Consulting, LLC,
and assists clients in technology and market
development activities at all stages of the
value chain. He is active in flexible and rigid
packaging and his work ranges from shop floor
problem solving to strategy development and
package sustainability assessments, all aimed at
creating competitive advantages for his clients.
A member of loPP, SPE and TAPPI, Tim serves on
the industrial advisory board for Clemson
University's Packaging Science program, is a
frequent speaker and contributes to packaging
technology books and trade publications. He is a
named inventor on 7 issued US patents, numerous
foreign equivalents and on multiple pending
applications resulting from work done with his
consulting clients.
The conference will be held at:
Crowne Plaza Hotel (near Princeton)
390 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(888) 259-8696
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