What is shelf life?

Is the shelf life of food related to food safety?

What are the regulations relating to shelf life?

Who is responsible for calculating a shelf life?

Who influences the shelf life?

Factors influencing the shelf life of a product

What is a shelf life study?

Step by step determination of shelf life ( by the direct method )

What are indirect methods?

What is challenge testing?

Appendix 1: Guidelines for microbiological ( examination of ready-to-eat foods )

Appendix 2: Determination of shelf life of foods ( capable of supporting Listeria monocytogenes )

Appendix 3: Extended shelf life foods and ( Clostridium botulinum )

Appendix 4: Contacts

Appendix 5: Publications

Appendix 6: Further reading

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