SHELF LIFE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shelf life mean? 

• SHELF LIFE (noun)
  The noun SHELF LIFE has 1 sense:

1. the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating

  Familiarity information: SHELF LIFE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHELF LIFE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("shelf life" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

 Context examples 

A biofilm developed in Brazil could extend the shelf life of eggs in the world’s poorest and hottest regions, where they spoil faster and are vulnerable to germs.

(Protective bio-shell could extend egg shelf life, SciDev.Net)

The period during which a medical product retains its properties and stated performance within specified limits throughout its shelf life if stored under defined conditions.

(Medical Product Shelf Life, NCI Thesaurus)

The ability of a product to retain its properties within specified limits throughout its shelf life and to resist conditions that may affect its stated performance.

(Medical Product Stability, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the using a device after the marked or known shelf life.

(Medical Device Shelf Life Exceeded, Food and Drug Administration)

Dietary emulsifiers are added to many processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf life.

(Food Additives Alter Gut Microbes, Cause Diseases in Mice, NIH)

Dietary emulsifiers, which are chemically similar to detergents, are added to many processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf life.

(Food additives promote inflammation, colon cancer in mice, National Institutes of Health)

They are working on conditions to improve the survival and performance of the freeze-dried bacteria, enabling a longer shelf life.

(New Type of Battery Created from Paper, Fueled by Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In modern times, breeders have concentrated on traits such as yield, shelf life, disease resistance and stress tolerance, traits that have been economically important to growers.

(Tomato Pan-Genome Makes Bringing Flavor Back Easier, Agricultural Research Service)

As part of the CGMP regulations, the FDA requires that drug products bear an expiration date determined by appropriate stability testing (21 CFR 211.137 and 211.166), after which the product may not meet the appropriate regulatory agencies requirements.. The FDA defines an expiration date as the date placed on the container/labels of a drug product designating the time during which a batch of the product is expected to remain within the approved shelf life specifications if stored under defined conditions, and after which it may not be used.

(Pharmaceutical Product Expiration Date, NCI Thesaurus)

The expiration date must be placed on the container or label(s) of a medical product designating the time during which a batch of the product is expected to remain within the approved shelf life specifications if stored under defined conditions, and after which it may not be used (21 CFR 211.137 and 211.166).

(Medical Product Expiration Date, NCI Thesaurus)