Dry aging storage conditions:
• Temperature between - 0.5°C to 1°C is recommended. Higher temperatures between 2°C to 3°C may be used for shorter aging periods.
• Relative Humidity between 75 to 85 per cent is recommended.
• Air velocity between 0.2 to 0.5 m/s is recommended.
• If there is mould growth, then confirmation that it is Thamnidium mould is required.
• Shelf life testing of trimmed meat for Enterobacteriaceae and E.coli at the end of the aging period is required.