抄録
According to an estimate by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2017, food loss (food that can be eaten but is discarded) amounted to 6.12 million tons. This food loss was 3.28 million tons from food related businesses and 2.84 million tons from general households. In general, foods with high water content often have a short shelf life because of the ease of bacteria growth and the food spoils quickly, resulting in a large quantity of food loss. The shelf life of these products can be extended by improving sanitation on the production line (pretreatment, filling machine, etc.) and asepticizing the production line. We, Shikoku Kakoki Co., Ltd., have ESL filling machines (filling machines for extended shelf life) and aseptic filling machines with various types of containers such as gable top paper containers, brick-shaped paper containers, cups, PET bottles, paper cylindrical containers, glass bottles, etc. We develop, manufacture and sell these filling machines. This paper introduces ESL filling machines and aseptic filling machines. In addition, the food manufacturing department uses a brick-type paper container aseptic filling machine in the manufacturing of tofu that can then be stored for a long shelf life with almost no food loss.
