EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO DETERMINING THE SAFETY OF FOOD PACKAGED IN MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES.

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Summary

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO PERISHABLE FOODS TO EXTEND THEIR REFRIGERATED SHELF LIFE. PACKAGING PROCESSES IN WHICH LOW ACID FOODS ARE KEPT IN HERMETICALLY SEALED PACKAGES AT REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURES FOR SEVERAL WEEKS ARE A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT, FOR WHICH SAFETY HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED EITHER BY LONG TERM USE OR COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION. THE ARTICLE FOCUSES UPON THE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED TO INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING, FOR EXAMPLE SIMPLE INOCULATION STUDIES, ORGANOLEPTIC SPOILAGE VS TOXIGENICITY AND RELATIVE SPOILAGE VS PATHOGENICITY. FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED. G.R.S.

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Original title: EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO DETERMINING THE SAFETY OF FOOD PACKAGED IN MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES.
Record ID : 1989-1849
Languages: English
Source: J. Food Technol. - vol. 42 - n. 9
Publication date: 1988
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Themes: Chilling of foodstuffs;
Packaging
Keywords: Chilled food; Modified atmosphere; Chilling; Packaging