An extensive specification of the end products ensures a comprehensive assessment of the food safety procedures. This specification clearly defines the following product characteristics:
1.
Product Name
Compounded Asafoetida Powder
2.
Important Product Characteristic
Moisture content less than 12 %
3.
Preservation Method
Low Moisture content
4.
Primary Packaging
Plastic Container sealed by Aluminum foil
5.
Secondary Packaging
Unit packing with PVC shrink pouch and final packing with CFB- box.
6.
Shelf life
18 Months
7.
Where it will be sold
Domestic Market
8.
Labeling instructions
Product Name, Brand Name, Customer Address, Batch No., Date of Packing, MRP, Best before, Net Weight, Storage and Handling Instruction, Batch Code, shipping Mark, Veg Logo.
It shall have a characteristic taste & flavor free from any foreign odor, mustiness, or rancidity. It shall be free from mold, living & dead insects, rodent contamination.
GENERAL :
Testing shall be with reference to the methods described in FSSAI & Bureau of Indian Standards or manuals of Customer.
Testing frequency: Each Lot
Parameter
FSSAI LIMIT
Customer LIMIT
Method Of Test
PHYSICAL
Odour
Characteristic
Characteristic
Sensory
Flavor
Characteristic
Characteristic
Sensory
CHEMICAL
Moisture
Max. 12 %
Max. 12 %
IS: 1797-1973
Total ash
Max. 10 %
Max. 10 %
IS: 7807-1975
Acid insoluble ash
Max. 1.5 %
Max. 1.5 %
IS: 7807-1975
Alcoholic extract
Min. 5 %
Min. 5 %
IS: 7807-1975
Colophony resin
-ve
-ve
IS: 7807-1975
Galbanum resin
-ve
-ve
IS: 7807-1975
Ammoniacumm resin
-ve
-ve
IS: 7807-1975
Any other foreign resin
-ve
-ve
IS: 7807-1975
Coal tar dyes
-ve
-ve
IS: 7807-1975
Mineral pigment
-ve
-ve
IS: 7807-1975
STORAGE CONDITION:
Temperature: Ambient Temperature
Relative Humidity: 70 % Max.
Keep closed in a cool dry warehouse, free from infestation and not exposed to direct sunlight.
Ever Green Food Industries” developing a HACCP based Food Safety Management System to assure the food safety requirements of Compounded Asafoetida Powder in manufacturing process. Process control plans for all aspects that are applicable to the safety of Compounded Asafoetida Powder operated are described / referenced in the appropriate HACCP Food Safety System documentation.
Ever Green Food Industries has well established Laboratory with sufficient quality checking instruments for Moisture, Total Ash, Alcoholic extract and Foreign Resins. Ever Green Food Industries is able to perform chemical analysis as well as physical analysis of Raw materials; Semi finished Goods, Finished Goods and physical analysis for packing materials on daily basis.