Setting shelf life: how to do it better
Dates
10%
Prices
Members - £620 + VAT
Non-members - £800 + VAT
Venue
Campden BRI, Chipping Campden
Benefits of attending
This course provides information on how best to approach the setting of shelf life for a range of food and drinks products. Typical attendees would include those with a basic knowledge of how to assign a product shelf life or those new to the area. They will gain an understanding of how to set the shelf life of a product to account for spoilage, quality and safety risks.
Training Course content
- Introduction to shelf life -definition, factors that affect shelf life, and how to approach shelf life from a microbiological perspective
- Labelling legislation – use by and best before dates
- Non microbiological issues – sensory and quality considerations
- How packaging affects shelf life
- Case study to draw together the knowledge gained during the day
- ERH calc mould free shelf life in relation to bakery products
Course aims
- To provide an introduction to shelf life testing for a range of food categories
- To highlight the importance of pathogens and spoilage organisms with regard to shelf life
- To understand how predictive modelling and challenge testing can be used to assess shelf life
- To gain an insight into how quality changes over shelf life
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course delegates will be able to:-
- Develop shelf life testing protocols
- Set safe and realistic shelf lives for a range of food and drink products
- How to understand predictive modelling
- Consider the applicability and use of accelerated shelf life testing
This course can be customised and is available in house
Further information
Our training team will be happy to help with any enquiry on +44(0)1386 842104 or at training@campdenbri.co.uk
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