GSO CAC/RCP 46:2021
Gulf Standard
Current Edition
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Approved on
01 July 2021
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Code of Hygienic Practice for Refrigerated Packaged Foods with Extended Shelf Life
GSO CAC/RCP 46:2021 Files
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GSO CAC/RCP 46:2021 Scope
This code covers low-acid refrigerated foods that are heat treated1
and are susceptible to outgrowth of
pathogenic microorganisms during their extended shelf-life.
The foods which the provisions of this code addresses are products that:
· are intended to be refrigerated during their shelf life to retard or prevent the proliferation of
undesirable microorganisms;
· have an extended shelf life of more than 5 days2
;
· are heat treated or processed using other treatments to reduce their original microbiological
population;
· are low acid, that is, with pH > 4.6 and have high water activity aw > 0.92;
· may use hurdles in addition to heat or other treatments and refrigeration, to retard or prevent the
proliferation of undesirable microorganisms;
· are packaged, not necessarily hermetically, before or after processing (heat or other preservation
treatments);
· may or may not require heating prior to consumption.
Examples of such products are:
· cooked refrigerated ready to eat meals,
· cooked refrigerated ready to eat meats, poultry, seafood and their products, sauces, dips,
vegetables, soups, egg products, pasta, ...
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