Food Packaging Shelf Life Quiz

What is the required shelf life of a food product based on?

• Physical damages

• Marketing and logistics considerations

• Biochemical deterioration

• Package parameters

What can be done if the product shelf life is shorter than the required shelf life?

• Reformulation of food ingredients

• Use of different processing techniques

• Better packaging to increase the product shelf life

• All of the above

What are the labels used for perishable foods to indicate shelf life?

• Best-use-before-date

• Date-of-minimum-durability

• Use-by-date

• Best-quality-life

What are the factors affecting shelf life of a food product?

• All of the above

• Package environment, package parameters, and food stability

• Biochemical deterioration, physical damages, and environmental factors

• Food factor, environmental factor, and package factor

What are the major deterioration modes of a food product?

• Biochemical, environmental, and physical

• Food factor, environmental factor, and package factor

• Physical, chemical, and microbiological

• Microbial growth, oxidative spoilages, and sensory panel

What are package-dependent deteriorations driven by?

• Intrinsic stability of the food product

• Environmental factors controllable by the package

• Food formulation and processing conditions

• None of the above

What is the purpose of packaging technologies such as MAP and oxygen scavenger?

• To increase the product shelf life

• To separate the product and the external environment

• To control the intrinsic stability of the food product

• To prevent physical damages to the food product

What are product-dependent deteriorations driven by?

• Intrinsic stability of the food product

• None of the above

• Environmental factors controllable by the package

• Food formulation and processing conditions

What should be considered to measure the extent of food deterioration?

• Package parameters

• Quality indexes, deterioration modes, and levels of acceptability

• Package environment

• Physical damages and environmental factors

What are the necessary qualities for quality factors affecting shelf life?

• Subjective, Measurable, Relevant

• Subjective, Irrelevant, Reproducible

• Measurable, Reproducible, Relevant

• Measurable, Irrelevant, Reproducible