Transcription of MASTER PRODUCT SPECIFICATION - Equator Kenya
1 Equator Kenya Ltd. PROCESSED FRUITS & VEGETABLES Box 1148 80200, Malindi, Kenya Equator Kenya Ltd. MASTER PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Kenyan Bird s Eye Chilies Date: 02/02/2010 Version: MASTER PRODUCT SPECIFICATION PRODUCT : PREMIUM QUALITY DRIED KENYAN BIRD S EYE CHILIES Description: Premium Quality dried Kenyan Bird s Eye Chilies (Capsicum Frutescens), without stems. Grown from certified seed under well controlled Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and centrally processed, applying Good Hygienic Practices. Prior to the start of the drying process, the chilies undergo a pasteurization process in order to assure all vegetative micro-cells are destroyed.
2 Finished PRODUCT is fully traceable up to individual farm level, including harvesting date. PRODUCT complies with European food safety requirements (EU Food Law). The quality management system is based on the requirements defined for ISO 9000 and supplemented with ISO 22000 as the Food Safety Management Approach. The intended use of the PRODUCT is in preparations for cooking. Country of origin: Kenya Packaging: Packed in 30 kg gunny bag with PE lining. Traceability code on each individual bag. Storing conditions: Store under cool and dry conditions, away from direct sunlight and/ or source of heat. Physical and chemical specifications: Appearance: Whole chilies, without stalk Colour: Dark red Flavour: Strong, typical of chilies Odour: Strong, typical of chilies Pungency: Min.
3 Scoville Heat Units (SHU) Moisture: AW: < Food Processing Requirements: E. Coli: n=5,c=2, m=100 cfu/g, M= 1000 cfu/g Salmonella: n=5,c=0, M=0: absence in 25 g Aflatoxine: B1 < 5 ppb, (B1 + B2 + G1 + G2) < 10 ppb Pesticides default MRL of non specified pesticides of 0,01 mg/kg applies Regulatory compliance: PRODUCT complies with Commission Regulation (EC) on Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs No and Commission Regulation 2001/466/EG on Setting Maximum Levels for certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs. Commission Directive 98/53/EC on sampling methods is also applicable. Shelf life: Minimum 12 months from packaging date in original package.
