1. Sensory Analysis Colour Fairly bright pale red Odour Typical, fresh.
Taste Typical
Texture Fresh may be slightly soft, skins may be tough
2. Microbiological Analysis Target Maximum
TVC / g 5x104 1x105
Coliforms / g 5x102 1x 103
E.Coli / g 5/g 10/g
Staph. Aureus / g 10/g 1x 102
Salmonella / g Absent in 25g Absent in 25g
Yeasts & Moulds / g Absent in 25g 1x 102
3. Physical Analysis
Foreign Material Nil
500g sample defrosted Foreign Extraneous Vegetable Matter Nil
Extraneous Vegetable Matter 0
Discoloured Patches 5%
Loose Peel 5%
Adhering Peel 5%
Fragments 5%
Oversize >40mm 5%
Undersize <20mm 5%
Fragments<5mm 3%
4. General
Product supplied to this specification complies with all current, relevant UK and EU regulations and any particular Codes of Practise made thereunder.
5. Storage Product shelf life is 24 months from date of production if product temperature is maintained below -18 oC.
Sampling : Please note that, due to the nature of the product, individual
test results are liable to a degree of sample error. To accurately determine
the quality of the product a statistical sampling plan should be employed.