So excited, here I go...Today I have had all 11 individual samples of my Hot Sauce collected and taken to ALS Laboratories for the full panel of testing of microbiology, chemical and nutrition, pathogens and toxins, allergens, water activity and best before, use by and once opened storage and use by dates. Some of the testing results will be back soon but I have to wait a full year for the shelf life safety date.
I will also get results on chemical and nutrition and allergens which are a legal obligation for labelling. So my next job is to slightly re design my labels with the new nutritional information.
The paperwork ! This was very in-depth and as I and my PA’s are novices we found it very intense to navigate as there was no obvious continuity to link Chemistry, Microbiology and Allergens to the specific tests required, now if your science educated to a degree level I’m sure it is easy but I’m not! However through a process of elimination we did work it all out and 106 paperwork pages printed, filled out and linked to each bottle individually along with the specific requirements to be labelled on each box I have finally been able to send my Hot Sauce off 😃
All organised and individual paperwork for each sample going to each testing section.
Professional bottle packing to ensure no breakages.
All boxed up with all the paperwork required and courier labels for collection and next day delivery
This was the final double check list that I was instructed to put on the box, now I took that literally as ON THE BOX, so I printed off the answers and taped this info on the outside of the box and just to be sure I also put a copy inside the box, that is something I’ve learnt from my mum and dad as they were self employed for all their working life you have to be very through and above and beyond.
The box information for ALS Laboratories to know which departments to send each of my individual samples. The boxes had to be marked CHEM, MICRO or ALLERGENS, for each department.
That’s it I’ve sent my Hot Sauce off and here I go th e beginning of my professional career, I already have three wholesale company’s who have asked about stocking my Hot Sauce!
