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Sunflower Oil: Specifications, Refining and How the Trade Works
A technical buyer’s guide to sunflower oil. The refining sequence and what each step controls, acid value against peroxide value, Lovibond colour…
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How do you verify honey authenticity?
You verify it with a coherent file of several tests, not with one certificate, because no single method covers every kind of…
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Ukrainian Honey: Varieties, Quality Parameters and the Export Route
A buyer’s guide to Ukrainian honey. The four commercial monoflorals and how they differ, the composition criteria in Directive 2001/110/EC and what…
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Frozen Berry Specifications: Brix, Defects and Microbiological Limits
How to specify Brix, defect tolerances and microbiological criteria for frozen berries, including which EU regulations set the baseline and which limits…
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What microbiological limits apply to frozen berries in the EU?
Microbiological criteria for frozen berries rest on Reg. (EC) 2073/2005: food safety vs process hygiene criteria, sampling plans and what to test.
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Does organic certification mean the product is pesticide free?
Organic certification regulates the production process, not the lab result. Residues can still occur; how EU rules treat them and what buyers…