NEW YORK — Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt in bacon, flavored rice, and dozens of other products as part of a national effort to reduce Americans’ sodium consumption by 20 percent.
“Sodium is a major cause of high blood pressure, which in turn can lead to heart attack and stroke,’’ said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said yesterday that companies including H.J. Heinz Co., Kraft Foods Inc., and Starbucks will commit to the National Salt Reduction Initiative, a voluntary effort initiated by New York City.
Mars Foods said it would cut the salt in its Uncle Ben’s rices by 25 percent over five years.
Lanette Kovachi, corporate dietitian for Subway, said the sandwich chain has cut sodium by 30 percent in its European outlets and is working on reducing salt in its US restaurants — “in all of our menu items.’’
Heinz had announced it would reduce sodium by 15 percent in all the ketchup it sells in the United States, starting May 1. Heinz said the move is part of an ongoing commitment to sodium reduction. Heinz has cut sodium in Bagel Bites snacks 20 percent, for example.
Source : Associated Press
Flow Diagram For Bakery Waste Water Treatment Plant
Bakeries generates large amount of waste water in process which are highly acidic in nature and cannot be discharged in municipality drainage or open drains . Every country has their discharge parameters for pH,COD , BOD ,TSS,TDS,Fat and Oil , Heavy Metal .
Bakery waste water consists of Flour , Fat and Sugar from process these waste are biodegradable hence biological treatment can be effective in reducing BOD of the waste water
ETP ( Effluent treatment Plants) for bakeries are biological rather than chemical which are used for heavy chemical industries .
Three type of biological treatment are used in bakery waste water treatment
- Aerobic ( aeration )
- Anaerobic( Without aeration in enclosed area )
- Anaerobic -Aerobic combined
The best results are from combined treatment through aerobic and anaerobic treatment .
The Disadvantage of combined treatment .
Foul Smell due methane gas generation in anaerobic reactor. ETP plant has to be located at distant place away from production facility.
Large area for reactors
Bakery waste handling
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