 Shelf Life
ISBN: 978-0-632-05674-3
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128 pages
February 2002, Wiley-Blackwell
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With Whom Does The Responsibility Of Determining Shelf Life Lie?.
Is It Illegal To Give A Wrong Shelf Life To A Food Product?.
How Long A Shelf Life Should My Product Have?.
What Is Accelerated Shelf Life Determination?.
What Are The Resources Required For Determining Shelf Life?.
How Is The End Of Shelf Life Normally Decided?.
How Do We Ensure That The Shelf Lives Established For Our Products Are Accurate And Reproducible?.
Can Computer Models Help In Shelf Life Determination?.
What Is Challenge Testing?.
Can The Shelf Life Of My Product Be Extended?.
How Are Storage Tests/Trials Set Up For Determining Shelf Life?.
Objectives Of The Storage Trial.
Storage Conditions.
Samples For Storage Trials.
Sampling Schedule.
Shelf Life Tests.
Summary.
2. The Ways Food Deteriorates And Spoils: Mechanisms Of Food Deterioration And Spoilage.
Moisture/Water Vapour Transfer.
Physical Transfer Other Than That Of Moisture/Water Vapour.
Chemical/Biochemical Changes.
Light-Induced Changes.
Microbiological Changes.
Factors Influencing The Shelf Life Of Foods.
Intrinsic Factors.
Extrinsic Factors.
Interaction Between Intrinsic And Extrinsic Factors.
Consumer Handling And Use.
Commercial Consideration.
Summary.
3. Determining Shelf Life In Practice: Short Shelf Life Products.
The Product.
The Process.
Food Safety.
Mechanism(S) Of Shelf Life Deterioration.
Shelf Life Determination: Storage Trial.
Modelling Shelf Life.
Assurance Of Assigned Shelf Life: The HACCP Approach.
Medium Shelf Life Products: The Product.
The Process.
4. Food Safety.
Mechanism (S) Of Shelf Life Deterioration.
Shelf Life Determination: Storage Trial.
Assurance Of Assigned Shelf Life: The HACCP Approach.
Long Shelf Life Products.
The Product.
The Process.
Food Safety.
Mechanism (S) Of Shelf Life Deterioration.
Shelf Life Determination: Storage Trial.
Assurance Of Assigned Shelf Life: The HACCP Approach.
Summary.
Epilogue.
Appendix 1: The Arrhenius Model.
Appendix 2: The CIMSCEE Formulae For Microbiological Safety And Stability.
References.
Index
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