Question: The temperature at the slowest heating location ( coldest point ) for a food in a can is as shown. Estimate the reference thermal death

The temperature at the slowest heating location (coldest point) for a food in a can is as shown. Estimate the reference thermal death time (F0) for the thermal process. If the D value of a microorganism at 121\deg C is 0.8 min and the initial microbial populations is 104 cells per container. Estimate the spoilage probability of the thermal process (compute "r").
Time (min) Temperature (C)
065
195
2115
3130
4125
5110
690

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