BOOKS

OPEN DATING OF FOODS. Theodore P. Labuza and Lynn M. Szybist. Food and Nutrition Press, Trumbull, CT 06611 ISBN 0-917678-53-2. 2001. 235 pp. No price given.

If the title suggested an update/rewrite/new edition of Labuza’s magnificent 1982 Shelf Life Dating of Foods, forget it. If you were expecting a text on the scientific and technical foundations of shelf life, quickly dismiss the idea. If you were expecting a large volume, this is a thin book, with only 109 pages of text plus 126 pages of appe…