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Glossary Item

Retorted : Retorting

Effective 15 March 2021

Preferred Term: retorted

Other Terms:

Definition:

  1. Animal products have been retorted if they have been heated in a hermetically sealed container to a minimum core temperature of 100°C, obtaining an F0 value of at least 2.8.
  2. Goods (other than animal products) have been retorted if they have been heated in a hermetically sealed container for a time, and to a temperature, sufficient to make the contents commercially sterile.