Product Specifications:Rokiškio Sūris Cheese 45% Fat.i D.M.
Product Specifications:Rokiškio Sūris Cheese 45% Fat.i D.M.
Product Specifications:Rokiškio Sūris Cheese 45% Fat.i D.M.
2. Chemical Characteristics
Chemical tests Specifications Test Methods
Moisture ≤ 44% LST EN ISO 5534/ Food Scan EI
Fat in D.M 45,0 (+2,5 /-1,6) % LST ISO 11870 / Food Scan EI
Salt ~ 1,2-2,2% LST ISO 5943 / Food Scan EI
* Chemical testing (Heavy metals, Aflatoxin M1, Radioactivity, etc.) done according to relevant EU regulations
3. Microbiological Characteristics
Microbiological Tests* Specifications Test Methods
Coliforms, g <1000 LST ISO 4832
Yeasts, cfu/g <1000 LST ISO 6611
Moulds, cfu/g <100 LST ISO 6611
Listeria monocytogenes Negative in 25g LST EN ISO 11290-1:2003/A1
Salmonella Negative in 25g LST EN ISO 6579
Coagulase- Positive Staphylococcus ,g <100 LST EN ISO 6888-1+A1
* Microbiological tests conducted according to EU regulation No. 2073/2005
4. Physical Description
Color From whitish-yellow to yellowish.
Appearance Surface clean with marks from pressing. The surface might be cracked, wrapped in a polymeric film.
Body & Texture Smooth, irregular cheese eye formation, oval, unevenly distributed in the cheese mass.
Aroma & Taste Typical to cheese, sour.
5. Ingredients : Pasteurized cows milk, culture, salt, CaCl2 (E509), rennet, color E 160b, preservative E251
* (all ingredients including technological identified)
6. Packaging
6.1. Block Size, cm: length 48,0 – 52,0 x width 28,0 – 33,0 x height 9,5 – 10,5; Net weight, kg: 13,0 – 16,0
6.2. Oval, cm : height ~15cm, diameter 34-38cm, Net weight, kg: 9,0 – 12,0
Each cheese block is covered in a polymeric bag. Cheese is then packed in a carton
10. Traceability
Information on label: XXXXXXXX (day-month-year-Lot No)