Sweet corn
The product shall be prepared from fresh sound raw material that is free from all toxic residues and taints and shall comply . The product is intended to be used as ingredient that is further processed and heat-treated before final consumption.
Processing
Sweetcorn cobs are delivered fresh to the factory and each load is sampled and assessed for grade, foreign material and physical defects. The cobs are then de-husked, inspected, and washed before trimming and are then cleaned, blanched, cooled, inspected and frozen. The frozen cobs are filled into pallets. Each pallet of frozen cobs is sampled and assessed against specification. The pallets are then labelled and transferred to the cold store at –23°C until required for packing.