NTU: Food Industry Environmental Management & Mitigation Plan

This report provides an environmental management plan for a food manufacturing operation, focusing on the beer industry. It begins by outlining the beer-making process, from malting to packaging, and then details the potential environmental harms caused by the industry, including water and wastewater disposal, energy consumption, byproduct residuals, global warming, and impacts on human health. Applicable legislations are discussed, followed by minimization and mitigation strategies such as resource consumption reduction, waste management, and pigging technology. The report also suggests management techniques like measuring water usage and using environmentally friendly detergents. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of government oversight to protect against environmental damage, advocating for pollution prevention, and promoting the use of byproducts to enhance soil fertility. The report references several academic sources to support its analysis and recommendations.

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Food industry and
environmental management
Beer Industry

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 The purpose of this task is to provide
information about the beer industry that how
this industry affects the environment.
 It also talks about the beer manufacturing
process and mitigations related to the case.
 The presentation provides justifiable proposal
for the environmental sustainability.
Introduction

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 Malting: It is the initial step of the process of
making beer. Under this process the harvested
barley is sent to the factory for process where
it is heated, dried and cracked for the further
production.
 Mashing: it refers to the process under which
the grains are steeped into hot water which is
not at boiling temperature (Hps 2018).
Beer making process

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 Boiling: Under this process, the mashed
product (wort) is again boiled for an hour while
spices are added to it.
 Fermentation: Under this process yeast is
added to the so received solution.
 Filtration Bottling and Packaging: Under this
process the beer is filtered and filled in the
bottled after washing the bottle. Lastly,
labeling and packaging are done (Campbell,
Beer, and Batten 2011).
Cont.

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 Water and wastewater disposal: water is a
natural resource which is being scarce now
days. It is used in large quantities to produce
beer.
 Further the residual received from the
manufacturing of beer holds nutrients within it
which are being wasted (Olajire 2012).
Potential harms done by beer
industry

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 Energy is required at every level of making
beer. So, it should be noted that electricity is
also being widely used to produce beer.
 Usually making of beer is a slow process but in
order to meet the demand it is made
artificially due to which all resources are
consumed at highest level (Donoghue,
Jackson, Koop, and Heuven 2012).
Energy consumption

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 Spent grains, wastewater solids, turbs, surplus
yeast etc. are some of the by products
received in the process of making beer
(Schaltegger, Viere, and Zvezdov 2012).
 All these products can be useful in local
market but are discarded as a waste by the
companies. This creates water and land
pollution in the environment.
Residual of by-
products

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 Under the process of making beer, CO2 and
many other gases are generated which further
are released in the environment.
 This causes global warming in the
environment as these gases depletes the
ozone layer which increases the risk of
sustainability of life on earth (Pasqualino,
Meneses, and Castells 2011).
Global warming

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 With such environmental pollution, health of
people gets degraded. Also, it should be noted
that now days the companies are
manufacturing beer by using adulterated
products within them.
 This adversely hampers the health of people.
Also, increase in alcohol content of beer can
damage the liver of people (Fish, H., 2015).
Impact on the health
of people

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 Beer is the product that is chargeable as soon
as it is produced. Even the unfinished beer is
also chargeable to tax.
 The companies, producing, holding,
manufacturing beer needs to get them
registered with the HM Revenue and Customs
(HMRC) (Legislation.gov.uk 2018).
Applicable
legislations

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 There are many regulations related to the
production and packaging of beer. Also food
safety and hygiene regulations also apply in this
case.
 The companies present in this industry pays
different duty according to the content of alcohol
present in the drink (Legislation.gov.uk 2018).
 Beer should not be mixed with any other
substance, not even with water after the process
of duty suspension.
Cont.

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 Reduction in resource consumption: : If
during the process of malting the barley, dry
milling barley is used then raw material will
provide better final results
 Waste management: The by products so
received in the product should not be
discarded. It should be used a fertilizer in agro
land (Aliyu, and Bala 2011).
Minimization and
Mitigation