Thermal process validation

Thermal processing, such as cooking, is used to eliminate or reduce the microbiological contamination of food and drink products to safe levels. This helps to ensure that products are safe for consumption. Thermal processing can also be used to extend the shelf-life of a product.

Whatever thermal process you use, validation is essential to demonstrate the safety of your food products over their intended shelf life and to control their sensory and nutritional attributes.

We can offer the following thermal process validation services:

• Cooking validation
• Chilling validation
• Freezing validation
• Temperature profiling during product development trials
• Thermal process troubleshooting
• Temperature profiling during transportation
• Validation of consumer cooking instructions