Cooked Whelks Buccinum undatum

Cooked Whelks

Commercial name

Cooked Whelks.

Genus and species

Buccinum undatum.

Catch area

North-East Atlantic Ocean (The English Channel and the Celtic Sea), FAO 27.VII.d / e / g / h.

Catch metod

Wild caught.

Alpha-3 code

WHE.

Fishing gear

Purse seines and harvesting nets.

Ingredients

Whelks, salt pepper.

Description

Whelk cooked in a salt and pepper water bath.

Microbiological criteria

E. coli < 10 ufc/100 g.
Salmonella spp. absent in 25 g.
Listeria monocytogenes absent in 25 g.
Reg. CE 2073/2005, CE 1441/2007.

Allergens

Shellfish and shellfish products. Traces of crustaceans and sulphites may be present.

Expiration

Minimum 7 days from the packaging date.

Shipping

Shipped refrigerated from 0° C to 4° C.

Packaging

Plastic tray with hermetic closure and protective atmosphere.
Packs of 1 and 3 kg.

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.

Environmental label

Environmental label Cooked Whelks

Updated

REV. n° 1 - 01/01/2026

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