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3.3.1 Product spray drying. The spray dryer shall be of the continuous product removal type.
a. Wet collectors may be used provided that they are a sanitary design approved
by USDA and the liquid egg mix is not recycled. The wet collectors must be
operated so that the finished product meets the requirements of 3.5.
b. Sweep-down, dust-house, and brush bag powder shall not be used.
c. The spray dried powder shall be cooled to 100° F (38°C) or below when discharged
from the mechanical cooling unit.
3.4 Can filling and sealing. Each can shall be filled with product so as to conform to the
finished product requirements and to the following requirements:
a. The spray-dried cooled egg mix shall be filled into cans under an atmosphere of nitrogen
so as to comply with the headspace oxygen content requirements.
b. If not filled in cans immediately after cooling, the finished egg mix may be held for
further processing providing that:
-storage does not exceed 10 days
-temperature during storage does not exceed 100º F (38° C), and
-the product is stored in a clean container that protects the product
from contamination.
3.5 Finished product requirements. The finished product shall conform to the following
requirements:
a. There shall be no foreign material such as, but not limited to, dirt,
insect parts, hair, wood, glass, or metal.
b. There shall be no foreign odor or flavor such as, but not limited to,
rancid, scorched, burnt, stale, sour, musty, moldy, or sulfurous.
c. The product shall be light yellow in color, with no color foreign to the
product.
d. The product shall be free from lumps, which will not fall apart under light finger pressure
prior to reconstitution.
e. The product shall reconstitute readily to produce a smooth mixture and shall have a
minimum palatability score of 7 (see 4.1.3.6).
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