Food Division Chemistry

Cooking Validation

Cooking Validations are carried out to provide consumers with the correct information and re-heating guidlines for ready meals and food products, this is important in terms of product quality and safety.

As part of the new EU Microbiological Criteria Regulations that came into force in January 2006, manufacturers need to be able to demonstrate that the cooking instructions on the product packaging are such that the temperatures and times stated will be enough to inactivate any food poisoning organisms.

Manufacturers also need to know that re-heating will not compromise the quality of the product.

At ILS our extensively equipped test kitchens and technical expertise can offer a cooking instruction generation and validation service.

Cooking Instruction Generation.

• Developing cooking times and temperatures for various appliances and power levels based on the sample components.
   

Cooking Validation

• Following on pack cooking instructions to ensure that the components reach acceptable temperatures.
   
•  Assessment of organoleptic quality.
   
• We can offer a range of gas, electric, fan assisted and microwave ovens. All appliances are calibrated.
   
• Validations can be carried out in conjunction with microbiological and nutritional analysis.

Working in partnership with the customer we can also provide basic visual assessment of products for quality of appearance.

Contact ILS - for more information or prices on cooking validaations