1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

General Shelf Life Analysis Requirements. Effect of packaging material on product shelf-life. Barrier characteristics of packaging materials. Factors affecting permeation characteristics of packaging materials. Packaging permeation on: gases, water vapour. Effect of packaging methods on product shelf-life. Effects of environmental factors on product shelf-life. Shelf-life protocols: Challenge study; Accelerated shelf life testing; Confirmatory storage study; On-going shelf life monitoring. Food-package interaction (corrosion, migration: global, specific). Packaging and moisture transfer. Permeability and Shelf Life. Water Vapor Permeability of Packaging: Moisture gain; Moisture loss solution. Evaluation of the rate of oxidation of foods packaged in a semipermeable pouch. Oxygen permeation. Sustainability and development of new food packaging materials and their impact on shelf life. Packaging laws and regulations (EU). The kinetic model. Seminars: Shelf-life determination: case studies. Tasks definition and allocation. Seminars presentation by students.