The crucial subject of the shelf life of food products affects themanufacture, processing, distribution, sale and consumption of allfoods. It is a hot topic that is on the mind of every 21st Centuryconsumer and cannot be ignored. Following the clear and concisestyle of the Blackwell Food Industry Briefing Series,Shelf Life allows the reader to dip in and discover orre-discover how to manage shelf life of foods looking atdefinitions, regulations, responsibilities, and the important taskof determining the shelf life of food products.
Separated into three sections, Shelf Life offers guidanceon and answers to questions every person involved with foodproducts should ask. It considers the mechanisms of fooddeterioration and the factors that can influence shelf life offoods and offers examples of how to determine the length of shelflife for different products.
Dominic Man writes as a recognised expert with proven experiencein this field, and enables any reader to tackle day to day problemsrelated to shelf life of foods. Discussing the close relationshipbetween food safety and shelf life this book is an essentialresource for all food industry professionals and scholars who needto gain an overview of this extremely important subject.
The book will appeal to senior students of food science andtechnology and related disciplines, and to practising foodprofessionals such as product developers and quality assurancetechnologists.
* * Concise, easy-to-use, quick reference book.
* Enable user to gain a quick working knowledge of ShelfLife.
* Written by an expert in the field with proven experience.
* Part of the exciting new series 'Food Industry Briefing'.
Dominic Man
Biowissenschaften Food Science & Technology Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie Life Sciences Microbiology & Virology Microbiology, Food Safety & Security Mikrobiologie u. Nahrungsmittelsicherheit Mikrobiologie u. Virologie