Hi
I'm reading the book Food Safety Management Programs by Debby Newslow, a great book by the way. But I'm stuck in the chapter about Validation and Verification, and I was hoping to find someone who can explain "inoculated pack studies" to me, in the following text:
"Scientifically valid experimental data that demonstrates the adequacy of the control measure, which requires appropriately experimental trails such as laboratory challenge testing designed to mimic process conditions and industrial or pilot plant trails of particular aspect of a food processing system. Examples may include:
a. mapping temperature distribution
b. thermal death time studies
c. inoculated pack or microbial challange studies."
I'm also wondering about the meaning of the word "trails" in this text.
A big thank you in advance!
Charlie