Shelf Life Assessment of Food

In many cases, shelf life assessment implies a number of different choices, all of which may have a dramatic effect on shelf life dating. This book presents criteria and methodologies that allow accurate and reliable shelf life dating. The text explains the shelf life assessment process through sequential steps, each requiring the selection of specific criteria and the adoption of proper methodologies. Providing a unified view, the author covers the definition of acceptability limit, identification of proper shelf life indicators, development of shelf life assessment strategies, organization of an experimental plan for shelf life testing, and statistical analysis of shelf life data.