Shelf Life of Fresh Food Extending the shelf life of fresh food has quite been a primary cause for the food industry, especially for raw food supplies. Some fresh foods that need shelf life extensions are meat, fish, vegetables, ham, and cooked dishes which normally have a lifetime of less than a week and are only stored by simple packing and refrigeration methods. Not having proper storage and packaging affects the ability of a business to push the limits of their sales while having in mind the possibilities of unprofitable product wastage is also another case. There are some traditional ways of extending the shelf life of food that has been used throughout histories such as smoking, pickling, freezing, and canning. Food manufacturers benefit from these methods to reduce wastage, maintain the products on sale for much longer, and extend product distribution reached. Every method does increase the shelf life…
