Shelf Life Testing Service

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Shelf Life Food Safety Related Product Shelf Life Assessment

The most important thing To assess the shelf life of a product is Must know the factors that affect the shelf life of that product. The most important part of a product's shelf life is evaluating which factors could influence a product's longevity.

Food is a necessity for life that everyone needs to consume in order to live a normal life. The country is known as the kitchen of the world. like Thailand is an important source of production in agriculture which is the main raw material for to the food processing industry, but how to be sure that the Sufficient food safety from origin to destination in the midst of the environment that processed agricultural food chain

Factors to Consider reactions can cause food quality deterioration which can be observed with the naked eye, such as a change in color or manner various senses such as smell and taste, etc.

1. Chemical reaction Caused by toxins or separation of the product itself.
2. Physical reaction caused by acceleration reaction of light loss or increase in moisture
3. Biochemical reaction arising from the growth of microorganisms in food

The most important thing in assessing the shelf life of a product is to know the factors that affect its shelf life. that product internal factors that affect Direct products include processing methods, water content in food. and elements Food chemistry, packaging methods and containers, cleanliness of raw materials, and cleanliness and hygiene in the production process. packaging to the product In selecting the quality index to be used in the assessment that shelf life
Deterioration must be taken into account. of that product This quality index can have more than one index for each product.

• Physical deterioration will use quality indices to evaluate such as aw (Water Activity) value, textural value. and moisture content, etc.
• Chemical deterioration. will choose to use the index Assessment quality such as color, peroxide, acidity, free fatty acids and vitamins, etc.
• Microbial deterioration. will choose to use the index Assessment quality, such as total microbial count, yeast and mold, pH, acidity, light intensity and histamine, etc.
• Sensory deterioration will choose to use quality indices to evaluate such as liking score, acceptance, level of taste intensity from Sensory Characteristics Test (QDA).

To estimate the shelf life of a product Of course, this can be quite difficult because food contains many different ingredients and these ingredients may interact with each other or between the product itself and the outer packaging. Microbiologists and chemists must mobilize. The idea was to find a way to assess age. of food products to be close to reality as much as possible

The shelf life assessment is a periodic assessment. The time when food quality can be maintained in during storage pathogen control Diseases in food require the use of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) systems. Predictive Modeling and Challenge Testing can help determine the growth of of pathogens improved. which is safe Food and product shelf life related During that shelf life The product should look like this.

• Can be consumed safely.
• Preserve appearance, smell, texture and taste.
• Contains the complete amount of nutrients as indicated on the label.

Operators who package and sell food are responsible for According to the law must calculate the length of time. product storage with the expectation that the quality will not be Changes and specifying the date on the label, where the food label must specify details of the expiration date. Storage and storage instructions to provide goods Has a specified shelf life. Usually this duty falls on the food manufacturer. but in some cases may It will be the duty of the packer. next manufacturer, retailer or supermarket.

During the process of selecting raw materials, additives and packaging, must be properly considered as these can affect the taste Texture characteristics and quality of food. food label is The key to help identify the necessary information for the product, including the shelf life, allowing consumers to know the shelf life of the product. and can be consumed at the right time.