Black Beans shall be beans that are sound, whole, dry threshed field or garden variety.
Black Beans shall be rich, deep, black in color as predominates the class. The beans shall be polished before packaging.
Appearance: small ovals with deep black skins; dark-cream-to-gray flesh
Flavor: mild, sweet, earth; soft texture
The product shall be manufactured in accordance with 21 CFR Part 117: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. The finished product and packaging shall conform in every respect to all applicable Federal, USDA, state and local regulations.
All packages shall be legibly coded per Trinidad Benham standard coding procedures to provide the day of production, the month of production, one year freshness dating, and a plant designator.
All packaging materials shall be safe and suitable for the intended use and must meet any specific packaging material specifications negotiated between customers and Trinidad Benham. In addition, all packages shall be well formed, in label registration, properly coded and securely sealed.
Net weight of each package shall meet or slightly exceed the stated net weight as declared on the package label. Compliance shall be measured through the use of statistical control methods.