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Issue No.:15
Title: 4 litre Dairy Mint Choc Chip / Date:20.10.14
Approved by: Sean McInerney
Ref: SPEC522 / Authorised by:Nuala McBride

Document Revision Status

Page / Issue / Rev / Date /

Reason for Change

/ Authorised By
2 / 2 / 21/6/05 / Added label colour / Nuala Sweeney
3&4 / 3 / 04/4/06 / Changed weight per unit, changed pallet configuration, Added entero. to meet new legislation,, removed quality parameters, product and packing defects / Nuala Sweeney
3 / 4 / 8/3/07 / Changed ingredients declaration due to formula change and change of chocolate chips / Nuala Sweeney
All / 5 / 27/10/09 / Reviewed spec, added nutritional and allergen information, updated weights / Deirdre Kellegher
All / 6 / 22.10.10 / Updated spec changed temp checks on aging tank from every 4 hours to daily / Carol O’Dowd
2 / 7 / 04.01.11 / Added TBC checks on aging tanks & Coliform check on flavour tanks / Carol O’Dowd
3 / 8 / 20.04.11 / Removed reference to coli testing on finished product, Changed Entero testing from 5 to 3-5 per 16 hour shift, added *comment to pathogen testing / Carol O’Dowd
5 / 9 / 06.12.11 / Changed quantities on pallet from 63 to 75 per pallet, 5 to 7 layers with 9 to 15 on each layer / Carol O’Dowd
3 / 10 / 15.06.12 / Included that finished product weight is minimum. / Deirdre Kellegher
All / 11 / 20.08.12 / Reviewed specification, included specification agreement information. / Deirdre Kellegher
3.4 / 12 / 10.7.13 / Change to level of chocolate chips / Nuala McBride
3 / 13 / 18.07.13 / Included yeast and mould testing. / Deirdre Kellegher
All / 14 / 28.05.14 / FIC amends
-updated ingredients list
-updated nutritional data
-updated allergen info. / Yvette Schutten
3,4 / 15 / 20.10.14 / Included full list of allergens and salt in nutritional information. / Deirdre Kellegher

Lakeland Dairies Product Specification

4 Litre Dairy Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream

General Description

Mint flavoured ice cream with dark chocolate flakes distributed throughout, 4 Litre x 4

Production Site Details

Ice Cream Processing Plant,
Lakeland West Site,
Killeshandra,
Co.Cavan.
Tel +353 (0) 49 4364200
Fax +353 (0) 49 4364201

Coding

Individual Tub / Prod YYDDD Time, BBE MMYY, Mint
Outer Case
/ BBE (MMYY), Prod (YYDDD Time), Sequential box Number, Mint

Process Flow

As outlined in Company HACCP
Quality Checks on Base
Test / Target / Max / Min / Sample Frequency / Responsibility
Fat / 8.0% / 8.2% / 7.7% / Every Batch / Lab Technician
Antibiotic / <0.003iµ / Every Batch / Lab Technician
Organoleptic / Free from Taint and off flavour / Every Batch / Lab Technician
Acidity % / 0.13 / 0.16 / 0.12 / Every Batch / Lab Technician

Quality Check on Holding Tank (Raw)

Test / Target / Max / Min / Sample Frequency / Responsibility
Fat / 10.2 / 11 / 10.0 / Every Batch / Lab Technician
pH / 6.6 / 6.9 / 6.4 / Every Batch / Lab Technician
Total Solids / 36 / 32 / Every Batch / Lab Technician
Quality Checks on Ageing Tank (Pasteurised)
Composition /

Target

/ Max / Min / Sample Frequency / Responsibility
Fat mix / 10.2 / 11.0 / 10.0 / Daily / Lab Technician
Total Solids / 36 / 32 / Daily / Lab Technician
pH / 6.6 / 6.9 / 6.4 / Daily / Lab Technician
Taste & Smell / No off flavour or colour / Daily / Lab Technician
Ageing Time / <5 days old / 4 hours / Daily / Lab Technician
Temperature / < 5ºC / Daily / Lab Technician
TBC / <10,000
cfu/g / 100,000
cfu/g / Each Batch / Lab Technician
Coliform / 0 / 10-100 / Daily / Lab Technician
Specific Gravity / 1.1 / 1.08 / Daily / Lab Technician
Quality Checks on Flavour Tank (Pasteurised)
Test /

Target

/ Max / Sample Frequency / Responsibility
Coliform / 0 / 100 / Daily / Lab Technician
Quality Checks on Finished Product
Test / Target / Max / Min / Sample Frequency / Responsibility
Overrun / 140% / 150% / 130% / Every Hour / Operator
Extrusion Temperature / -4.5ºC / Every 4 Hours / Operator
Weight per Unit g / 2044g min. / Every Hour / Operator
Number per Box / 4 / Every Hour / Operator
Sealing / Good Sealing / Every Hour / Operator
Packaging / Correct packaging / Every Hour / Operator
Taste / Free from taint and off flavour / Every 4 Hours / Operator
Visual / Free from foreign matter / Every Hour / Operator
Coding on product and on outer box. / Correct and Legible Codes / Every Hour / Operator
Enterobacteriac / 0 – 10 cfu/g / 10-100 cfu/g / 3-5 samples per day including start and end (over 16 hour shift) / Lab Technician
TBC / <10,000 / 100,000 / 5 samples per line per week (1 sample/line/day) / Lab Technician
Yeasts & Moulds / <10/ml / 100/ml / Each batch / Lab Technician
E Coli / Absent /g / Where Entero Positive. / Lab Technician
Listeria / Absent in 25g / 5 samples per line per month* / Lab Technician
Salmonella / Absent in 25g / " / Lab Technician
S.aureus / 0 / 10-100 / " / Lab Technician
* Across product range, not individual SKU
Positive Release
Positive Release System / 1 day release system based on QA results.

Ingredients/Recipe

Skimmed Milk, Cream(Milk), Sugar, Dark Chocolate Chips (8%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Flavouring, Emulsifier (Soya lecithin)], Water, Coconut Oil, Whey powder(Milk), Buttermilk powder, Dextrose, Emulsifier (E471), Colour (E141ii), Stabilisers (E410, E412, E407), Flavouring.
Allergen Advice: Contains Milk and Soya

Nutritional Data- Typical values Per 100g

Energy / 913kJ (218kcal)
Fat / 11.8g
-of which saturates / 8.5g
Carbohydrate / 24.5g
-of which sugars / 24.4g
Fibre / 0.4g
Protein / 3.4g
Sodium / 0.07g

Allergen Information

Free From
Cereals containing gluten including wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their hybridised strains and products thereof / Yes
Crustaceans / Yes
Eggs / Yes
Fish / Yes
Peanuts / Yes
Soybeans / No
Milk / No
Nuts / Yes
Celery / Yes
Mustard / Yes
Sesame seeds / Yes
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites / Yes
Lupin / Yes
Molluscs / Yes

Suitability Information

Suitable For
Vegetarians / Yes
Vegans / No
Coeliacs / Yes
Lactose intolerance / No

Physical Properties

Properties / Requirement
*Appearance / Green colour with dark chocolateflakes distributed throughout
Flavour / Mint and chocolate
Shelf Life / 2 years @ -18ºC

Storage And Distribution

Handling / Handle with care.

Storage

/ Storage @ -24 ºC and core temperature @ -18ºC
4 Litre x 4
Pallet Stack, protection and labelling / 75 cases per pallet, 15 per layer, 5 layers.
Pallet pallet-wrapped for protection.
Pallet card attached to each full pallet.

Please note: Lakeland Dairies assume that where the content of the above specification is not queried, or the specification is not rejected by the customer, the customer has accepted the specification and the product manufactured in accordance with it.