Code: GGP-E-SIG-PT-052

IQF AVOCADO SLICES Version: 02

Date: 03/20/20

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Product elaborated from avocado (Persea americana) hass variety that has been washed, selected, peeled manually, cut in slices,
IQF, packed in high barrier pouch, nitrogen flushed and vaccum packed in a master carton, metal detected and stored at -18°C

Ingredients: Avocado, water, salt, antioxidant: E300 (ascorbic acid) acidity regulator: E330 (citric acid)

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS TOLERANCE

VARIABLE VALUE METHOD VARIABLE TOLERANCE
Color Green - yellow Sensory Length Size %
Odor Characteristic Sensory 2.1 - 4.4 cm. 10
Flavour Characteristic Sensory Undersize < 2.0 cm 0
Texture Soft bite Sensory
Texture %
Mushy 5
PHYSICAL - CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS Shape %
VARIABLE VALUE METHOD Irregular/broken pieces 10
Ph 5.0 - 6.0 pHmeter Damage
% Salt 0.2 - 0.8 Refractometer Bruise/disease max. 2 unit
Thickness 7 - 10 mm Vernier Peel 1 unit
Length 4.5 - 12 cm. : 90% Vernier Frozen condition %
Allergens According to Regulations FDA, 2003/89/EC Clumps (> 3 units) 10
According to Codex Alimentarius, USA, UE,
Heavy metals Block frozen 0
1881/2006/EC
According to EPA and CFR 40 140-189, UE,
Pesticides Foreing material
149/2008/EC
GMO Non - GMO VFM Absent
FM Absent
Sample 500 g.
PRODUCT TRACEABILITY
PRODUCTION CODE
CODE mm/dd/yyyy SERIAL
EXAMPLE 02/21/2020 00001 MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VARIABLE VALUE METHOD
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Total plate count (cfu/g) < 20,000 AOAC 990.12
CODE Total coliform count (cfu/g) < 100 AOAC 991.14
Stamped on pouch and in master carton label
Escherichia coli (cfu/g) <10 AOAC 991.14

SERIAL On master carton. Correlative series Yeast (cfu / g.) < 1000
AOAC 997.02
Mold (cfu/g) < 1000 AOAC 997.02
E.coli 0157:H7 / 25 g. Negative AOAC 2003.08
SHELF LIFE: 24 months in good storage conditions Salmonella sp. / 25 g. Negative AOAC 998.09
PACKAGING: 500g, 1 Kg, 3Lbs, 2.5Kg, 5 Kg in Master carton Listeria sp. / 25 g. Negative AOAC 995.22

Integrated Management System

Msc. Silvia Castro