Specifications for IQF soya beans wholes
Definition of product :
Produced from fresh soya beans 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.
Packaging:
By waterproof cardboard carton with polyethylene liner.1x10kg/ctn.
Storage condition: deep frozen, store at less than –18 C
Shelf life: 24 months from date of manufacture/packing.
Physical Description:
Flavour: typical of soya bean, free from off or objectionable flavour.
Appearance: free flowing-pieces
Odour: typical of soya beans, free from off or objectionable odours
Size/count: 1 kernel per pods within 10%.
Colour: fine regular green color,
Taste: typical of the soya bean, 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 EEC regulations and China National Standards.
Microbiological Description:
(1) T.V.C. <6000/G
(2) Moulds <500CFU/G
(3) Salmonella NIL
(4) Pathogenic bacteria NIL
(5) Coliforms: less than 3 per gram
(6) 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)