Buyer QA requirements

Clean raw material for demanding production environments

PEZTEH can align production with customer-specific incoming raw-material specifications where the producer’s validated process can reliably achieve them.

Pistachio kernel samples in a clean food laboratory
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Parameters customers may specify

ParameterSpecification approach
Aerobic plate count or TVCCustomer limit in CFU/g
Yeast and mouldCustomer limit in CFU/g
Coliforms and E. coliCustomer limit and agreed method
SalmonellaPresence or absence using the agreed sample size and method
Additional organismsOnly where specifically required by customer QA
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Validated microbial reduction

Where a treatment is used, the process description, validation evidence, expected reduction and post-treatment sensory and visual controls should be documented. PEZTEH does not use pasteurized as a marketing claim unless the process supports it.