Hi
We produce a certain sausage frozen which is then delivered to our customer's cold store and allowed to defrost. Our customer wants the shelf life on the label to reflect this process - i.e. they want an "on thaw" use by date.
Generally speaking what shelf life can we give? Shelf life tests show that our fresh (not frozen) products can have an 8 day shelf life, so would a thawed sausage have the same shelf life? It would be stored below 5c. Transport is refrigerated and takes up to 5 hours.
I'll be performing the shelf life tests to confirm but was curious if anyone has any speculative thoughts on a shelf life.
Thanks
Alfie