Open Dating of FoodsISBN: 978-0-917678-53-0
Hardcover
248 pages
December 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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Open dating plays a vital role in the distribution of the food
products from the farm or place of manufacturing to the consumer's
home. One principle is that the shelf life is a function of the
distribution conditions and can be looked at as the percentage of
consumers a manufacturer is willing to displease. Thus, one purpose
of an open date is to give consumers enough time to purchase a food
product and store it at home for a reasonable period of time before
the product reaches the end of shelf-life in terms of some degree
of quality change that is still acceptable.
If products are not stored or rotated properly in distribution, then older products or those of lesser quality and perhaps compromised safety because of abuse during distribution chain and causing loss of confidence in the food category. Presently, the lack of uniformity among manufacturers and across state borders has made the practice of open dating confusing and misleading for consumers, retailers and the government. This book addresses these issues, and provides scientific and legal background to both evaluate and influence federally-regulated open-dating legislation in this country