2. Reduced Oxygen Packaging

What is Reduced Oxygen Packaging and What are the Food Safety Concerns & Controls?

June 25, 2006

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Reduced Oxygen Packaging

• Considerations:
  • What is ROP
  • Benefits and concerns for ROP
  • Microbiology & pathogens of concern for ROP
  • Gases associated with ROP and their uses
  • ROP packaging materials & equipment
  • Barriers, hurdles & controls for pathogens
  • How to conduct an ROP inspection

Speaker's Notes

This presentation will cover these main areas:
Definitions,
Benefits and concerns
Microbiology
Gases and what they do
Packaging materials and different types of ROP equipment
Barriers, hurdles and controls for pathogens of concern
How to do an ROP inspection in a food establishment