Shelf life /

"Encompasses the core considerations about shelf life. Section 1 introduces shelf life, describes its relationship to food safety, and provides answers to the frequently asked questions around shelf life determination and testing which are a manager's chief concerns. Section 2 covers the s...

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Main Authors: Man, C.M. Dominic
Published: Wiley-Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, NJ :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118346235
Summary: "Encompasses the core considerations about shelf life. Section 1 introduces shelf life, describes its relationship to food safety, and provides answers to the frequently asked questions around shelf life determination and testing which are a manager's chief concerns. Section 2 covers the science of the various ways in which food deteriorates and spoils, including the physical, chemical and microbiological changes. Section 3 looks at shelf life in practice, using case studies of different products to illustrate how shelf life may be determined in real life settings"--
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118346259 (epub)
1118346254 (epub)
9781118346242 (pdf)
1118346246 (pdf)
9781118346235
1118346238
1118346262 (paperback)
9781118346266 (paperback)
Index Number: TP373
CLC: TS205
Contents: Machine generated contents note: Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Section 1 Introduction to Shelf Life of Foods -- Frequently Asked Questions 1.1 What is shelf life? 1.2 Why are food safety and shelf life related? 1.3 Who should be interested in shelf life of foods? 1.4 Who is responsible for determining shelf life? 1.5 Is it illegal to give a wrong shelf life to a food product? 1.6 How long a shelf life should my product have? 1.7 What is accelerated shelf life testing? 1.8 What are the resources required for determining shelf life? 1.9 How is the end of shelf life