RTE micro limits
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,
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 43 downloads
US-NACMCF, Micro limits Spices,Herbs.pdf 95.21KB 37 downloads
GSO RTE micro criteria dried herbs,spices.pdf 32.37KB 34 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 22 downloads
Many thanks for your help and concern!!
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.)