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the PROgram supplies its customers with the finest Grade A blueberries that we can find. All of our blueberries are carefully inspected throughout the production process to ensure that they meet Grade A standards.
FREE-FLOWING CULTIVATED (20 & 30 lb Ctn)
Packaging
Shipped in polyethylene bags, which are enclosed in cartons containing 30 lbs net weight or 20 lbs net weight.
General Requirements
The whole, ripe, sound, frozen fruit has been cleaned, washed, stemmed, packed, blast frozen and maintained at freezer temperatures until required for use. The berries are USDA Grade A and are purple-blue, possessing a sweet/tart flavor balance.
Physical Requirements Appearance, odor and taste shall meet material requirements.
Extraneous Matter
| Foreign Material | | none |
| Stems >½” | | 1/30 lb max |
| Capstems | | 25/lb max |
| Leafy Material | | ½ sq inch per lb max |
| Clusters/Stems <½” | | 10/lb max |
| Green/Underdeveloped | | 10/lb max |
| Insect larvae | |
1/lb max (excl. thrips, aphids & mites) |
Chemical None
Microbiological Requirements
| Aerobic Plate Count |
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100,000/g max |
| E.coli | | negative |
| Salmonella | | negative |
| Coagulase Positive Staphylococci | | none detectable |
| Coliform | | 1,000/g max |
| Yeast | | 1,000/g max |
| Mold | | 1,000/g max |
Storage & Handling Store in freezer temperatures at or below zero degrees Fahrenheit.
Shelf Life Requirements 18 months minimum at zero degrees Fahrenheit.
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IQF WILD (30 lb Ctn)
Material Description
Blueberries are the whole, ripe, sound, frozen fruit of the blueberry bush. They are clened, washed, quick frozen, stemmed, packed and maintained at freezer temperatures until required for use. The berries are USDA Grade A or US Fancy, and are dark blue-purple, with few red-purple berries interspersed, possessing a sweet, mildly tart, fruity taste and odor-free from chemical, rancid or musty characteristics.
Physical Requirements
Appearance, odor and taste meet material description requirements.
Microbiological Requirements
| Aerobic Plate Count | | 100,000/g max |
| E.coli | | negative |
| Salmonella | | negative |
| Coagulase Positive Staphylococci | | negative |
| Coliform | | 1,000/g max |
| Yeast | | 1,000/g max |
| Mold | | 1,000/g max |
Shipping Shipped in polyethylene bags, which are enclosed in cartons containing 30 lbs net weight.
Shelf Life Requirements 18 months minimum at zero degrees Fahrenheit, from date of packing.
Storage Store in freezer temperatures at or below zero degrees Fahrenheit.
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