Frozen Slipper Lobster Scyllarides latus

Frozen Slipper Lobster

Commercial name

Slipper Lobster.

Genus and species

Scyllarides latus.

Presentation

Whole product, raw and individually packaged in an envelope.

Catch area

Central-Eastern Atlantic Ocean, FAO 34.
North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Seabed of the Azores, FAO 27.X.

Catch metod

Wild caught.

Alpha-3 code

YLL.

Fishing gear

Pots and traps (FPO).
Trawls.
Gillnets and similar nets, gillnets (GNS).

Size

From 350 to 1200 g.

Cell maintenance and shipping

At temperatures below -18° C.

Expiration

18 months.

Allergens

Crustaceans and products made with crustaceans.

Packaging

6/8 kg with variable weight.
Polystyrene box 54x37x17 cm.
Packages per row: 4.
Total rows: 11.
Total packages per pallet: 44.

Chemical criteria

Cadmium ≤ 0,50 mg/kg.
Mercury ≤ 0,50 mg/kg.
Lead ≤ 0,50 mg/kg.
Reg. UE 915/2023, CE 420/2011, UE 488/2014.

Microbiological criteria

Total mesophilic aerobes at 30° C ≤ 5x105 ufc/g.
Total coliforms ≤ 102 ufc/g.
E. coli ≤ 10 ufc/g.
Salmonella spp. absent in 25 g.
Coagulase positive staphylococci ≤ 50 ufc/g.
Listeria monocytogenes ≤ 11/g.
Reg. CE 1441/2007, CE 2073/2005.

Food safety

The products marketed comply with the process hygiene and food safety criteria established by: Reg. CE 2073/2005, UE 915/2023, CE 1441/2007. On request, test reports can be submitted proving the execution and outcome of the tests carried out as part of the annual supplier verification plan.

Updated

REV. n° 1 dated 25/05/2023.

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