But du cours
Determine the shelf life of a food product
Acquis d'apprentissage visés
Know how to determine the shelf life of a food product using appropriate tools - Understand the principles of predictive microbiology
Prérequis
Food safety, unit operations, processes and preservation, formulation and culinary engineering, food evolution and modification
Programme
Definitions of microbiological shelf life, Use-by date (DLC) and Best-before date (DDM) - Use of tools for determining the shelf life of perishable foods: literature analysis, microbiological aging tests, challenge tests, predictive microbiology (Symprevius)
Modalités d'évaluation
Individual knowledge assessment, group oral presentation
Bibliographie
Standard FD V01-014 Traceability and food safety - Management and hygiene - Recommendations for determining the microbiological shelf life of foods; Standard NF V01-003 September 2017 Traceability and food safety - Management and hygiene - Guidelines for conducting microbiological aging tests - Refrigerated perishable foods; Standard NF V01-009 May 2014 Traceability and food safety - Management and hygiene - Guidelines for conducting microbiological growth tests; ANSES opinion
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