RAW MATERIAL SPECIFICATION

PRODUCT CODE CFF M210 / CFInc 1000000 / CFCH

SPECIFICATION: FROZEN WHOLE STRAWBERRIES US
FRIENDLY
Net weight per unit

1- GENERAL IQF frozen whole strawberries, fresh strawberry without stalks, washed, sorted and then
freezing

2 - INGREDIENT Origin vegetal

DECLARATION Ingredient Percentage (%) Country of origin
or variety
Camarossa, senga
Egypt, Tunisia,
sengana or other
Morocco, Peru,
strawberry 100 accepted by our
Chile, Argentina,
customers, please
China, USA Friendly
precise
Please fill missing
variety, country of
origin
If Added additives or processing aids, please list in the table above

3 - PHYSICAL Properties Target Tolerance Unit

PROPERTIES Temperature ≤-18°C ≥-15°C °C
≤ 2 blocks of 3 fruits ≤ 3 blocks of 3 fruits or
IQF per Kg
or more more
Brix ≥8 ≥ 7.5 Degrees brix
Immature (1) ≤4 _ %
Overmature, Oxidized
and Rotten, Mouldy ≤4 _ %
(2)
Crushed and broken
≤3 _ %
(3)
Fruits with stalks (4) ≤2 _ %
Total defect (1+2+3+4) <7 _ %
Caliber <25mm ≤5 _ %
Caliber >25mm and
≥ 90 _ %
<40mm
Caliber >40mm ≤5 _ %
Product must be the same on each pallet in terms of size, color and homogeneity

4 - FOREIGN BODIES Properties Target Tolerance Count

Critical :Metal,
glass, wood, mineral
0 _ count/5 cartons
stone >1mm, strong
plastic pieces
Major : Mineral
stone <1mm, string, 0 1 count/5 cartons
supple plastic, hair
Minor : stem, leaf, 30 40 count/5 cartons
Insects, worms,... 0 1 count/5 cartons
Infestation absence _ count/5 cartons
No presence of other fruits

5- ORGANOLEPTIC Taste, odour : Typical flavour of strawberries , free from rancidity, free from off flavour
PROPERTIES Colour : Bright red, typical of the variety
Appearance and texture : whole strawberry without stalks

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PRODUCT CODE CFF M210 / CFInc 1000000 / CFCH
SPECIFICATION: FROZEN WHOLE STRAWBERRIES US
FRIENDLY
Net weight per unit
6 - MICROBIOLOGICAL Germ Target Tolerance Norm
PROPERTIES Aerobic Plate count <10 000/g <50 000/g ISO 4833-1
Total Coliform <10/g <100/g ISO 4832
E.Coli <10/g _ ISO 16649-2
Yeasts <1 000/g <5 000/g V08-059
Moulds <1 000/g <5 000/g V08-059
Bacillus Cereus <50/g _ ISO 7932
Staphylococcus
<50/g _ ISO 6888-2
Coagulase +
Salmonella : abs / 25g _ ISO 6579
Listeria
abs / 25g _ ISO 11290 -1/-2
monocytogenes :
Virus Hepatitis A abs _ _
Norovirus abs _ _
Microorganisms known to cause food intoxication or poisoning in humans must be absent.

7 - CONTAMINANTS, Lead, cadmium, In accordance with EU Regulation 1881/2006

Heavy metals
RESIDUES Mercury, Arsenic and amendments
Aflatoxins (B1,
In accordance with EU Regulation 1881/2006
Mycotoxins B1+B2+G1+G2),
and amendments
Ochratoxins

US
Results must be
EU/Japan
conform on raw Other
On raw material
material and after
freeze drying
Pesticides residues X

Radioactivity must not exceed the authorized limits Regulation

8 - FOOD SAFETY Radioactivity
733/2008 and 1048/2009 and amendments.
None products are irradiated including additives and technological
Ionization aids in accordance with Directive 1999/2/EC (February 22nd 1999)
and amendments.
None of products are derived from genetically modified organisms
including additives and processing aids. No labelling declaration is
GMO Free
needed according to EU regulations 1829 and 1830 / 2003 and
amendments.
All primary packing materials are Food Grade and compliant with
Packaging
EU regulation 1935/2004 and 10/2011 and amendments.
Specific requirement less than 0,5ppm ammonium quartermaire on DDAC and BAC

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PRODUCT CODE CFF M210 / CFInc 1000000 / CFCH
SPECIFICATION: FROZEN WHOLE STRAWBERRIES US
FRIENDLY
Net weight per unit
Present in Cross
9 - ALLERGEN ALLERGEN LIST (according to EU Present in Present in
same Contamination
INFORMATION directive 2000/13 and amendments product same line
Factory
Cereals containing gluten (i.e. wheat,
rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their
Please amend
hybridised strains) and products No No
table if necessary
thereof, except products listed in
Annex IIIa
Crustaceans and products thereof No No
Eggs and products thereof No No
Fish and products thereof except
No No
products listed in Annex IIIa
Peanuts and products thereof No No
Soybeans and products thereof except
No No
products listed in Annex IIIa
Milk and products thereof (including
Lactose) except products listed in No No
Annex IIIa
Nuts, i.e. almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts,
cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts,
pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts and
No No
Queensland nuts, and products
thereof, except products listed in
Annex IIIa
Celery and products thereof No No
Mustard and products thereof No No
Sesame Seeds and products thereof No No
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at
concentration more than 10 mg/L or No No
/kg expresses as SO2
Lupin and products thereof No No
Molluscs and products thereof No No

10 - SHELF LIFE The shelf life is 24 months from date of manufacture and minimum 2/3 at delivery.

11 - PACKAGING The product is packed into a Blue polyethylene bag (50µm minimum gauge)
FORMATION Each bag is packed into a carton
Cartons are placed onto a Euro pallet 80x120cm.
If pallets are used, they must be clean with a layer pad between pallet and first layer of
packaging. Each pallet is covered with a pallet board and is then externally shrink wrapped with a
polyethylene film (2m10 max height). We would prefer to have goods on plastic pallet and weight
of carton < 20kg.

12 - LABELLING Each box will have a printed label with the following information:
 Supplier name, Freezing factory, country of freezing factory
 Product Description, Lot Number
 Gross Weight, Tare, Net Weight
 Production and Best Before End
 Country of origin of fresh product (growing country)
 For Organic product : Organic logo, name of certification bodies
Packing list with each delivery.

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PRODUCT CODE CFF M210 / CFInc 1000000 / CFCH
SPECIFICATION: FROZEN WHOLE STRAWBERRIES US
FRIENDLY
Net weight per unit
13 - SHIPPING Transport and storage temperature must be between ≤-18°C and ≥-15°C.
If delivery is per full truck : truck must be sealed and number of seal must be added on CMR.

14 - A certificate of analysis (CoA) must be sent with each delivery unless otherwise agreed written
CERTIFICATION agreement CHAUCER FOODS.
REQUIREMENTS The certificate must identify and cover all of the batch codes within the delivery it can be a
specific document (CoA) or values can be included in the “doc A”:
 Microbiological analysis with all criteria indicated in § 6
 Physical properties and foreign bodies with all criteria indicated in § 3 and 4

Moreover, at the first delivery and then once a year for each agricultural producer or growing
site a certificate of analysis must be sent concerning :
 Heavy metals
 Pesticides residues
 Mycotoxin : Aflatoxins (B1, B1+B2+G1+G2), Ochratoxins
 Nutritional values (calculated values are accepted)

The supplier must take appropriate steps to ensure compliance with legislation and/or codes of
practices concerning heavy metals, pesticides, myctotoxins. He must be prepared to make
records of analysis available for examination on request.

15 – SUPPLIER Products supplied must conform to this specification and its eventual amendments and
ACCEPTANCE revisions.
AND REJECTION By acceptance of this specification the supplier undertakes to co-operate with CHAUCER FOODS
by investigating any concerns or queries about the material supplied.
If the product does not comply with these specifications, CHAUCER
we FOODS reserves the right to
refuse the batch in whole or in part.

16 –
Confidentiality and proprietary information
MICELANEAOUS

APPROVAL Document elaborated by Document validated by

Name Karine SEURU Matt HILL
Position Certification Manager Group Technical
Suppliers & Customers Quality
Support
Date (dd/mm/yyyy) 15/09/2016 03/11/2016
Signature

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