Which of the following methods are valid ways to determine t

Which of the following methods are valid ways to determine the shelf life of a product?

a.         Determine the shelf life of existing or analogous products currently on the market.

b.         Conduct experiments or literature reviews to determine preliminary information on the shelf life of ingredients within the product.

c.         Conduct shelf life tests on prototypes or new products and compare them to the “standard”.

d.         Alter the environmental factors of the product e.g. temperature, humidity, packaging, etc. using accelerated shelf life testing.

e.         All can be valid methods of determining shelf life of a product.

Solution

The valid ways to determine the shelf line of products are -