Shelf Life
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Author(s): D. Man
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 0632056746
Format: softback
113pp
Price: £19.99
Review Date: 29 January 2002
Review: This is a quick reference for busy food industry professionals, who need to determine the management the shelf life of their products. The first part of the book answers fourteen FAQs about food products: What is shelf life?; What is accelerated shelf life determination? What is challenge testing? Can shelf life be extended? How are storage tests and trials set up for determining shelf life? etc. Part 2 goes on to look at the way that food deteriorates and spoils and the factors that can influence shelf life. The last part of the book offers practical advice, with case studies, on determining shelf life