Statement 1: Seasonal and regional variations have little effect on the sensitivity of a product to damage due to temperature elevation or variation. Statement 2: Faulty processing/ packaging has a major effect in increasing the sensitivity of a product to damage.

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.7k points)

Statement 1: Seasonal and regional variations have little effect on the sensitivity of a product to damage due to temperature elevation or variation.

Statement 2: Faulty processing/ packaging has a major effect in increasing the sensitivity of a product to damage.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

This question was addressed to me during an online interview.

The origin of the question is Principles of Food Storage Stability topic in chapter Principles of Semi-Moist Foods, Principles of Food Preservation by Fermentation, Principles of Food Pickling and Curing and Principles of Food Storage Stability of Food Engineering

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