Dziugas Cheese

Specification of Dziugas cheese

Ingredients: Cow milk, salt.
Cheese surface is treated by preservative E 202.

Organoleptic properties:

Appearance:  Strong rind; the cheese enwrapped in polymeric wrap. The surface of the rind may have some gouges

Taste and smell (flavour): Typical taste and smell of cheese; salty.

Consistence:        The body is hard, solid and uniform.

Sectional view:     Not porous; irregular small eyelets are sometimes visible.

Colour:                 From yellowish to yellow; uniform throughout the body.

Microbiological indicators

E. coli                         less than 10/g               LST ISO 7251
Staph Aureus              less than 100/g              LST EN ISO 6888-1
Yeast                         less than 600/g              LST ISO 6611
Mould                         less than 600/g              LST ISO 6611
Salmonella                  negative / 25 g               LST EN ISO 6579
L. monocytogenes       negative / 25 g               LST ISO 11290-1

Physico-chemical indicators

Fat content, DM           40% ? 1%                    LST ISO 11870
Moisture content          36% ? 0.5%                 LST EN ISO 5534
Salt                             2.3 - 2.5 %                  LST ISO 5943
pH                               5.2 ? 0.2 %                 MI 02 LA

Packaging

Weight                          4 - 4.5 kg
Packaging                     Polymeric bags

Age of cheese at
the time of loading          at least 3 weeks

Shelf life and storage
conditions                      3 months from the date of loading (as stated in the waybill) if stored
                                     at a temperature of (0  +6)C and with a relative humidity of (80 - 85)%

Transport conditions:       (0 - 6) C

Transport and storing conditions

The product must be transported and stored only in premises suitable for storage of food products; the product must be isolated from other food products having a strong smell, such as fish, smoked fish and meat products, etc.

It is strictly forbidden to store the product in premises not meeting the stated requirements!

Typical cheese