Initial trials to establish shelf life must follow written protocols that reflect how the product will be made, stored, distributed, used and handled, with the results recorded and confirming the microbiological, chemical and organoleptic criteria. Where trials before production are not practical, as with certain products that have a long shelf life, the assigned shelf life must instead be supported by a documented justification grounded in science.
The graph holds this control, the 0 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.