Commercial sterility definition

Commercial sterility. ’ of thermally processed food means the condition achieved—
Commercial sterility means the condition achieved by the application of heat, chemical sterilants, or other treatments or by the control of water activity with the application of heat that renders the equipment, containers and thermally processed foods free of viable microorganisms, including spores of public health significance as well as microorganisms of non-health significance, capable of reproducing in the food under normal non-refrigerated conditions of storage and distribution.
Commercial sterility means the condition obtained in a food that has been thermally treated by the application of heat, alone or in combination with other treatments, to render the food free from viable forms of microorganisms, including spores, that are capable of growing in the food at temperatures at which the food is designed normally to be held during distribution and storage.

Examples of Commercial sterility in a sentence

  • Commercial sterility shall be verified in accordance with USDA/FSIS regulations.


More Definitions of Commercial sterility

Commercial sterility means the condition achieved by a treatment that renders equipment, containers, and food free of viable microorganisms that are capable of reproducing in the food under normal nonrefrigerated conditions of storage and distribution.
Commercial sterility means the condition achieved by the application of heat, chemical sterilants, or other treatments or by the control of water activity with the application of heat that renders the equipment, containers and thermally processed foods
Commercial sterility means free of viable microorganisms having public health significance and free of viable microorganisms ordinarily capable of reproducing and causing spoilage under normal storage conditions. Commercial sterility of shellfish or other foodstuffs is achieved by the proper application of heat under pressure, or by other effective methods, to such shellfish or such other foodstuffs when such shellfish or such other foodstuffs are contained in hermetically sealed containers. Commercially sterile shellfish or other foodstuffs shall not contain viable bacteria of the