RTE micro limits

Dears,
I have an inquiry about the microbiological limits for RTE foods as per FDA or USFDA or even EU , the information that I have is RTE food shall be zero pathogens like salmonella and E.Coli but what about total plat count ? Is there a limit ?
My industry is spices and herbs.
Thanks for your help,

The answer is still zero

 

This may be of assistance

 

https://www.fda.gov/...108126/download

Dears,
I have an inquiry about the microbiological limits for RTE foods as per FDA or USFDA or even EU , the information that I have is RTE food shall be zero pathogens like salmonella and E.Coli but what about total plat count ? Is there a limit ?
My industry is spices and herbs.
Thanks for your help,

Hi M.Yusuf,

 

A few plate count, et al, ideas -

 

UK, RTE,ACC Guidelines.pdf   198.68KB   51 downloads

US-NACMCF, Micro limits Spices,Herbs.pdf   95.21KB   46 downloads

GSO RTE micro criteria dried herbs,spices.pdf   32.37KB   40 downloads

thanks for your help really !! this is useful information will help me a lot.

 

I just have another inquiry,

 

Is RTE product has a specific parameters for consumption other than micro parameters ? 

thanks for your help really !! this is useful information will help me a lot.

 

I just have another inquiry,

 

Is RTE product has a specific parameters for consumption other than micro parameters ? 

Hi M.Yusuf,

 

Yes. The answer(s) to yr query is typically illustrated in the Product Specification which usually contains a mixture of Safety (eg BCPA) and non-Safety (eg Organoleptic) criteria. However the exact mix will vary with the product.

 

This text may be of interest -

 

ASTA - clean safe spices maual,2017 .pdf   410.45KB   27 downloads

Many thanks for your help and concern!! 

Hi M.Yusuf,

 

A few plate count, et al, ideas -

 

UK, RTE,ACC Guidelines.pdf

US-NACMCF, Micro limits Spices,Herbs.pdf

GSO RTE micro criteria dried herbs,spices.pdf

 

Hi Charles,

Would you have the full PDF for the "GSO RTE micro criteria dried herbs.spices" file?

I would really appreciate it.

 

Julio A

Hi Charles,

Would you have the full PDF for the "GSO RTE micro criteria dried herbs.spices" file?

I would really appreciate it.

 

Julio A

Hi Julio,

 

See attachment com4 in this Post (which may be a later version of document used for the "extracted portion" in post 3)  -

 

https://www.ifsqn.co...-al/#entry12799

 

(Note that the data column is misaligned in "extracted portion" but is correctly formatted in full document. However also note that the values for "molds" in full document may be a (duplicated) typo of APC values and that the correct values may be as given in the extracted portion.)

Thank you for your help Charles!

 

Hi Julio,

 

See attachment com4 in this Post (which may be a later version of document used for the "extracted portion" in post 3)  -

 

https://www.ifsqn.co...-al/#entry12799

 

(Note that the data column is misaligned in "extracted portion" but is correctly formatted in full document. However also note that the values for "molds" in full document may be a (duplicated) typo of APC values and that the correct values may be as given in the extracted portion.)