Shelf Life

Confirmation of the stability and quality of a product during distribution and storage are important considerations in marketing food products. The NFL’s customized shelf life testing programs use a multi-faceted approach. We incorporate and integrate our understanding of several expertise areas to identify all issues related to your product’s shelf life: Sensory, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Technology, Packaging Development, and Consumer Research groups. Our results provide information that can help guide product, package, or processing modifications.

Our team is experienced at creating test designs based on anticipated modes of failure such as chemical, packaging, sensory or microbial failures. Accelerated testing, as well as full term testing, is used to confirm your product’s shelf life.

Detailed results can include:

Changes occurring in the product during storage
Identification of the critical mode of deterioration
Rate of product change at varying temperatures
Correlation of chemical tests with sensory results
Shelf-life of the product at different distribution conditions
Consumer confirmation of acceptability

For more information on our Shelf Life program and how to get started:
Click here for Shelf Life Overview
Click here for Shelf Life Application

For more information contact Michael Frediani at 925-556-4839 or FredianiM@TheNFL.com