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    The document provides specifications for canned corned beef intended for emergency relief. It lists two product codes for corned beef canned in 200g and 500g tins. Specifications include maximum limits for moisture, protein, fat, salt, nitrates and sugar content. The corned beef must not contain bones, gristle or additives beyond collagen. Packaging requirements include hermetically sealed tins packed in cartons that can withstand shipping and handling. Importation of food products is subject to the regulations of national authorities.

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    The document provides specifications for canned corned beef intended for emergency relief. It lists two product codes for corned beef canned in 200g and 500g tins. Specifications include maximum limits for moisture, protein, fat, salt, nitrates and sugar content. The corned beef must not contain bones, gristle or additives beyond collagen. Packaging requirements include hermetically sealed tins packed in cartons that can withstand shipping and handling. Importation of food products is subject to the regulations of national authorities.

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    Emergency Relief Items Catalogue 2002

    Food 159
    Corned beef
    Code Description Ind. price Ship. weight Ship. Vol.
    FCANMEATB200 BEEF, canned, "Corned beef" 200g 770kg/m 1.3m/MT
    FCANMEATB500 BEEF, canned, "Corned beef" 500g CHF1.75 770kg/m 1.3m/MT
    Cold chain: No Dangerous: No Regulated: Yes Health and phytosanitary regulations
    General information
    Corned beef. Processed and canned. Does not contain anything other than beef, salt and sugar.
    - Corned beef usually differs from canned meat by a higher required level of quality.
    In the specification, the stability test will indicate if the preservation has been performed properly
    and if the tin is not overfilled.
    - Overfilled tins may burst with heat during storage or transport. The pressure in a preserved tin is
    normally nil or negative. A pressure increase is a sign of microbiological growth or overfilled
    tin.
    Specifications vary with national regulations. Here below, we give our most commonly used
    specifications.
    - Refer to HQ when offered specifications are different from our standard specifications. It will
    need to be approved by a food specialist.
    Importation of food is always subject to acceptance from the national authorities, based on their
    national specifications, check these specifications before purchasing.
    Impact on the local, national, or regional market availability and prices should be carefully looked
    at before purchasing large quantities.
    Specifications
    For all aspects of the product, unless described otherwise here below, the standard of Codex
    Alimentarius last edition applies, including the packaging.
    - Product must be fit for human consumption and be of sound, fair and marketable quality.
    The Cartagena Protocol (Biosafety Protocol, additional to the Convention of Biodiversity) requires that
    exporters/producers indicate whether the food items may contain GMOs (Genetically modified
    organisms) or not.
    CORNED BEEF, canned, long preservation
    Moisture content maximum 60%
    Protein content minimum 21%, the proportion of collagenous protein in relation to total
    protein content must not exceed 35%
    Fat content 15.5% maximum
    Salt content 2% maximum
    total nitrate maximum 50 ppm content expressed as sodium nitrate
    Sugar content 1% maximum
    Ash content 3.5% maximum
    Emergency Relief Items Catalogue 2002
    160 Food
    Stability test No pressure increase, no Ph difference more than 0.5, no
    microbiological growth after 7 days under NFV08-408
    - The corned beef must not contain bones, ligaments, gristle, hair or any foreign substances or
    additives, particularly fattening agents, other than tendon collagen of bovine origin
    - The corned beef must not be finely minced and must be free from disagreeable odours and tastes.
    - Use by date 5 years from date of manufacture. Minimum 3 years after the date of delivery.
    The meat must be processed from animals in good health, under excellent sanitary conditions and
    which are supervised by qualified technical personnel. The area of production must, in the 12 months
    preceding manufacture, have been free from foot-and-mouth disease, bovine spongiform
    encephalopathy (BSE) and any other infectious disease which is compulsory notifiable. On delivery,
    the supplier shall provide the purchaser or his representative with a veterinary and/or health certificate
    from an official entity confirming that these requirements are met.
    Packing
    Tin can of net weight of 200g (or 500g as per request), hermetically sealed, showing no sign of
    corrosion at the welded joints or inside.
    - Tins to be packed in cartons for export. Each carton containing 48 tins of 200g (or 20 tins of 500g)
    separated by cardboard cross-pieces. The cartons shall be duly sealed after packing and shall be
    secured with a strong fibre tape.
    - Cartons to resist without any damage 6m high stacking, and minimum 10 handling.

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