Specifications for IQF chopped spinach

Definition of product :

Produced from fresh spinach which have been trimmed, washed, blanched, cooled and individually quick frozen. This is an all natural product, containing no additives or preservatives. And may therefore be subject to seasonal colour and flavour variations. Origin of China.

Packaging:
By waterproof cardboard carton with polyethylene liner.

Pack type: 10kg or 30lb carton

Storage condition: deep frozen, store at less than –18 C

Shelf life: 24 months from date of manufacture/packing.
Physical Description:

Flavour: typical of spinach, free from off or objectionable flavour.

Appearance: free flowing-pieces

Odour: typical of spinach, free from off or objectionable odours

Size/count: 25-35mm in length

Colour: Fine regular green colour

Taste: typical of the spinach, without any off-taste.

Foreign substance: non existence

Broken pieces: non existence

Metal/glass/plastic/stone/wood/sand/soil or any other FMV/EVM:

Non-existence.

Contamination: pesticides, fungicides, metals, mycotoxines, radioactivity, according to FSANZ regulations and China National Standards.

Microbiological Description:
(1) T.V.C. <10000/G

(2)Yeast <500CFU/G
(3) Moulds <500CFU/G
(4) Salmonella NIL
(5) Pathogenic bacteria NIL
(6) Coliforms NIL
(7) E.coli NIL

Storage, shelf life and transporting conditions:

Products must be kept at a temperature of minus 18DC or less to maintain it's required condition and attain a shelf life of 24 months in unopened packs. Transported also at or under temperature of minus 18 degrees centigrade (DC).