ABSTRACT
This chapter covers the quality assurance (QA) programs for aseptically processed and packaged food products. The quality assurance program presented here is based upon ¥uid and homogeneous-viscous pumpable products, sterilized, packaged, and hermetically sealed. The …nished product is targeted to be shelf stable. The Dole Canner, Tetra Brik, and Conoffast aseptic …llers represent the range, in terms of diversity and complexity, of aseptic …llers for retail-size containers, and are therefore used in this chapter to illustrate the principles of quality assurance and food safety.
