| Broccoli
1/2"x1/2" diced
GENERAL: Frozen broccoli is prepared from
fresh, clean, reasonably well developed sound
stalks or shoots of the broccoli plant The product
is blanched, cut and Individually Quick Frozen in accordance
with good manufacturing practices and customer
needs.
PHYSICAL:
Size:
10% allowance for off sized pieces >3/4" and 0% tolerance
for pieces >2".
Foreign Material:
NONE.
Head Material:
Greater than 2.5 oz. in a 10 oz. sample.
Leaf Material:
1% allowance for leaf material >1/4".
Clusters:
Frozen units are free flowing, less than 10% by weight
are in clumps.
Defects:
MAXIMUM OF 3% TOTAL DEFECTS BY WEIGHT.
Includes mechanical damage, biological breakdown (pathological
or insect damage). Maximum 1% defects that seriously
affect appearance.
CHEMICAL:
Enzymes:
Negative peroxidase and catalase tests.
Herbicides &
Pesticides:
Meets F.D.A. and U.S.D.A. tolerances, information can
be supplied upon request.
CHOPPED BROCCOLI
MICROBIOLOGICAL:
Aerobic Plate Count:
100,000 cfu/g
Coliform:
100 cfu/g
E. Coli:
Negative
Salmonella,
Listeria monocytogenes, Yeast, Mold, and Staphylococcus
aureus testing, available upon request.
Product and material shall be of good quality and shall
be prepared in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMP's) under strict sanitary conditions to minimize
the possibility of contamination during manufacture.
Product shall conform to all applicable provisions of
the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
PACKAGING:
Packing Containers:
Net weight shall be determined according to purchaser's
request.
Container Sizes:
45 - 50 lb. corrugated cardboard cases and 1200 lb.
corrugated cardboard tote bins. Cases and bins
are lined with blue poly liners and taped closed
along seam flap.
Container Codes: Packages are coded
with the following: Product identification
and size, Day Code (incorporates date, product description,
pallet number). Net and gross weights, and lot number.
Shelf Life: One year. |
