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Area 4: Food product development

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How is food kept safe to eat, and what makes food-poisoning bacteria grow?

Food safety and hygiene in the development and production of food - the causes of contamination, the conditions bacteria need to grow, food poisoning and its prevention, and methods of preservation and temperature control.
An SQA Higher Health and Food Technology answer on food safety and hygiene, covering contamination, the conditions bacteria need to grow, food poisoning and its prevention, and methods of preservation and temperature control.
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How is a new food product designed, tested and brought to market?

The stages of food product development - the brief and market research, concept generation, prototype development, sensory and other testing, evaluation against the brief, and launch - and the research techniques used to gather and analyse consumer information.
An SQA Higher Health and Food Technology answer on the food product development process, covering the brief and market research, concept generation, prototype development, sensory and other testing, evaluation and launch, and the research techniques used.
11 min answer →