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<pre>OK, time for a test!

There are no "correct" answers, (I think) but the answers will be
enlightening I hope.

How do people determine the "use by" or "best before" date they put on
the product?? (Oh, come on, you DO put one on that is more than
guesswork, don't you!)

Seriously, though, is there an easy, cost effective way to determine
the period of time a batch of marinated olives will last before
becoming a food time bomb?

Please tell me that there is, and then tell me how to do it.

Thanks
John Attwood
Tamworth
(Northern) NSW Au
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<pre>"There are no "correct" answers, (I think) but the answers will be
enlightening I hope."
John

There certainly are correct answers. I presume that everyone has subjected their
product(s) to independent chemical analysis in order to determine safe limits.
For the past 6 years (since we began) our products have thus been subjected and
continue to be. How on earth would you manage a recall if you did not? There
are also certain legal requirements in using the Use By and Best Before
appellations. Have a look at http://www.anzfa.gov.au/

Regards
Peter Caird
www.victorianolivegroves.com
AUSTRALIA

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Subject: [OliveOil] Use By ...


OK, time for a test!


How do people determine the "use by" or "best before" date they put on
the product?? (Oh, come on, you DO put one on that is more than
guesswork, don't you!)

Seriously, though, is there an easy, cost effective way to determine
the period of time a batch of marinated olives will last before
becoming a food time bomb?

Please tell me that there is, and then tell me how to do it.

Thanks
John Attwood
Tamworth
(Northern) NSW Au



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<pre>Peter,

P Caird wrote:

> "There are no "correct" answers, (I think) but the answers will be
> enlightening I hope."
> John
>
> There certainly are correct answers. I presume that everyone has
> subjected their product(s) to independent chemical analysis in order
> to determine safe limits. For the past 6 years (since we began) our
> products have thus been subjected and continue to be.

The point of my query was to try to elicit a source of such testing
(with the usual caveats of price and locality).

> How on earth would you manage a recall if you did not?

Recalls are not a problem, with small batches and labelling by batch
identifier, we can get the recall managed OK.

> There are also certain legal requirements in using the Use By and Best
> Before appellations. Have a look at http://www.anzfa.gov.au/

Yep, been there, and have a handle on most of the stuff there, just the
source (and price) of testing that has me concerned.

>
> Regards
> Peter Caird
> www.victorianolivegroves.com
> AUSTRALIA

Cheers,
John Attwood
Tamworth
(Northern) NSW Au

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: johnat.sold
> To: OliveOil@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:44 PM
> Subject: [OliveOil] Use By ...
>
>
> OK, time for a test!
>
>
> How do people determine the "use by" or "best before" date they put on
> the product?? (Oh, come on, you DO put one on that is more than
> guesswork, don't you!)
>
> Seriously, though, is there an easy, cost effective way to determine
> the period of time a batch of marinated olives will last before
> becoming a food time bomb?
>
> Please tell me that there is, and then tell me how to do it.
>
> Thanks
> John Attwood
> Tamworth
> (Northern) NSW Au
>
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