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Streamline quality control and communication with food product specification templates. Ensure consistency, compliance, and efficient collaboration in the food industry.
What Are Specifications? Specifications are a detailed description of products, including their composition, quality, and expected performance. They’re needed by food manufacturers as they help in communicating the intended use, safety measures, and regulatory compliance of a product.
Product specification example for food. Let’s take a simple example of a tomato sauce product specification: Product name: Classic Tomato Sauce; Ingredients: Tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt, and basil. Physical properties: Thick, red sauce with a smooth texture. Chemical properties: pH of 4.3–4.5, moisture content below 68%.
A food product specification sheet gives an overview of the product ingredients, including allergens. Use our free tool to download pdf.
A composite sample made up of a number of standard products (typically 3) from different production runs will give the best results. Recipes and specifications can be stored either electronically or on paper but must be easily accessible to staff.
Specifications set the quality and safety parameters of the finished product along with information regarding packaging and storage. Specifications are used to determine product characteristics that would be out of spec or unacceptable to sell and how that product will be handled.
Precise specifications can: Reduce purchasing costs as higher quality products need not be accepted. Ensure constant quality in menu items. Allow for accurate competitive bidding among suppliers and so reduce costs. Specifications usually do not include general delivery procedures or purchase price. Directions and prices can change quickly.
