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COMMODITY SPECIFICATION
PINK SALMON

Only current season, fresh or RSW (Refrigerated Sea Water) unintentionally partially frozen, salmon, shall be used for the product.  The product shall be derived from raw material having characteristics that are indicative of good quality salmon, including, but not limited to, firmness of flesh, color typical of the species, and no off-odor of the gills and gut cavity.  The washed salmon shall be free of objectionable material, including but not limited to, heads, viscera, and fins.

The salmon and oil shall conform to the following product characteristics:

Species Color of Oil Color of Flesh Texture of Fish
Pink Pink to Light Yellow Pink to Buff Moderately Firm to Soft (but not mushy)

Packaging

14.75 ounce size cans