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Glossary Item

Fo Value : value

Effective 14 July 2015 to 12 January 2019

Preferred Term: Fo Value

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Definition:

Fo value is a measure of the severity of a thermal process with respect to reduction in microorganism (Clostridium botulinum) viability within a particular product. Its expression is equivalent in sterilising effect to the duration of heating in minutes at a reference temperature of 121.1°C.