GENERAL INFORMATION

Product name: Sunflower kernels

Type: Bakery Conventional

Origin: Bulgaria

HS Code: 1206 0091

Production site certified: HACCP; IFS; ISO 22000, Sedex SMETA; FDA

*This product complies with EU food law. It is the customer's responsibility to check that the product complies with the food regulations in the country where the final product will be sold.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Ingredients: 100% sunflower seeds

Product description: Healthy and ripe sunflower seeds peeled and cleaned, repeatedly machine-cleaned and sorted.

Appearance: Raw, dry, and firm kernels with off-white to gray coloring.

Flavor and odor: Fresh, typical sunflower nut flavor, not rancid, without off-tastes.

Texture: Firm with bite, not soft.

Shelf Life: 12 months from the date of manufacture under appropriate storage conditions.

Product free from: GMO, Gluten, Allergens and cross contamination,Colors, Additives.

Recommended storage condition: temperature max 20°C, without direct sunlight and humidity max 70°C. Keep in cool and dry place. If possible, store distant from packaging and auxiliary materials. Proper pest control and warehouse management is BUYER's responsibility.

Safety & Foreign Body Prevention: X-Ray, Metal detector, De- stoner,Color sorter, sieves, aspiration

Usage: Edible – For general consumer consumption, predominantly as an ingredient.

*Traces of wheat/ barley/ oats/ paddy rice/ triticale/ corn are possible, within limits of physical specifications- max 0.02% (< 20 ppm), as these are naturally occurring from field.

Product is manufactured in single-production facility, limiting risk of cross-contamination.

Claims for presence of live infestation will be accepted at first unloading of goods, not later than 3 days after delivery. Pest management afterwards is BUYER’s responsibility.

TYPICAL ANALYSIS                        

Purity: ≥ 99.95%

Impurities /plant based/: ≤ 0.05%

Foreign matter: Free from stones, glass,metal, wood, plastic.

Moisture: Max 8%

*Broken (less than 1⁄2 kernel): 8.00%

Defective: Max. 0.5%

Changed Color: Max 0.5%

Unpeeled, partially peeled: Max. 0.5%

Of which whole unpeeled: 5 pcs. in 1 kg

Count in 100 gr: 2400±10% (crop dependent)

Count per ounce: 680±10% (crop dependent)

*Broken % is analyzed at the time of packaging of finished product. It is possible that % is increased during loading, transport, unloading.

 MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, HEAVY METALS & PESTICIDES

NUTRITIONAL VALUES in 100 g

*We guarantee that the product supplied by us /sunflower kernels/ including its packaging comply with the relevant EU legislation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Labeling: Each packaging has a label with lot number, approved by the client, in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.

Packaging: Materials which are authorized for contact with foodstuffs and which meet all the requirements of Regulation No 10/2011 and Regulation 1935/2004.

The final product can be palletized on:

- H1 / EURO pallets 80/120;

- UK / US / industrial grill pallets 100/120.

Before arranging the bags with peeled sunflower, a moisture-proof paper is placed on the pallet.

China-ASEAN Chamber of Agricultural Commerce Secretariat：cacac@cacac.com.cn