SITXFSA008 DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM – Project
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Task 5: Review product specification
Product name
Brand and/or varietal name
Intended use by organisation
Product details/description
Standard recipes used in
Delivery and packaging details
Storage conditions
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Product description 1
Chicken breast, fillet, skin off
N/A
Intended to be cooked before consumption
 Fresh, pale pink colour, moist, firm and resilient to touch, no
excess fat
 No obvious discolouration or dehydration
 Free of foreign bodies
 No bone or bone fragments
 Minimum liquid content in packaging
 2 x 5 kg vacuum-packed plastic bag
 Total weight 10 kg
 Vacuum-packed with cardboard outer shell
 Clearly labelled with product name and shelf life dates
Minimum five days shelf life at delivery date
 Stored covered or transferred to clean container once vacuum
packaging opened. Use-by date to be displayed
 Meat refrigerator
 Refrigerate between 1 °C to 3 °C
 Locate on first or second shelf
 Place unopened bags in stainless steel tray
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Product name
Brand and/or varietal name
Intended use by organisation
Product details/description
Standard recipes used in
Delivery and packaging details
Storage conditions
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Product description 2
Fish fillets, frozen, battered
N/A
Intended to be cooked before consumption
 Whole, undamaged fillet
 Batter to maximum 30% of total content
 Frozen solid at below -15 °C
 Minimum three-month use-by date

Fish and chips, adult and child menu
 No crystallisation of packaging or contents
 No freezer burn on fillets
 Packaging undamaged on delivery
 Below -15 °C
 Only quantities required for immediate cooking to be
removed from freezer
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Product description 3
Product name Mesclun lettuce

Brand and/or varietal name Mixed lettuce

Intended use by organisation Intended to be served raw

Product details/description  Mixed lettuce leaves

 Standard content contains baby spinach, red and green oak,
mizuna, red chard, frisée
 Fresh, crisp leaves

Standard recipes used in Garnishes, side salads

Delivery and packaging details  3 kg wax coated box

 Lettuce mix packaged in inner plastic bag
 No signs of spoilage, excess moisture, browning, mould or
deterioration of colour or texture

Storage conditions  General refrigerator

 Refrigerate between 2 °C to 3 °C.
 Locate on floor or first shelf

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