EFET instructions for citizens’ safety
Instructions to consumers on the purchase, supply and maintenance of foods consumed during Lent and especially on the three -day Monday three -day Monday is given by the Single Food Control Agency.
In the context of consumer information, some useful tips on the selection and handling of foods consumed during that period are followed.
Cephalopod (eg octopuses, squid, thugs, cuttlefish)
We find them on the market, either fresh, frozen or frozen. We are watching in fresh:
– Do not have an unpleasant odor, or the smell of ammonia, or any other odor, foreign to the product, but to emit the characteristic odor of the sea.
– The surface of the body is wet and glossy, while the tentacles and suction cups can withstand light pull and not easily detach.
– The flesh should be compact, elastic and glossy while the eyes are glossy, vibrant without spots.
Furthermore, given that the value of the squid is more than twice that of the throat, it is good to have in mind the differences in the characteristics between the squid and the thugs when we see them whole and to be able to distinguish them, to avoid some possible misleading. The squid and the throat have a characteristic morphological difference in the form of their fin.
The squid has a rhomboid flap that extends to the longest length of their body, while the flap in the Thrapsala is triangular and more flattened. When the two species are exposed to the ice on the ice it is easy to distinguish, because the thugs have ten tentacles of similar lengths, while the squid have two characteristic tentacles more elongated than the rest of the eight.
Frozen (packaged or bulk) cephalopods should not be sold with a spoiled complexion, and are usually covered by an ice layer. After thawing the content must have the color and smell of the fresh product.
The thawed fish sold should be available in their original packaging, which should be carried by the approved installation of the approved installation of their thawing. In addition to the indications in their packaging, they must have an obvious statement of their thawed condition by indicating the word “eliminated” on the indicative sale plate. It is emphasized that thawing in sales stores is prohibited.
Shellfish (eg mussels, quinces, glossy, oysters, clams, scallops)
Since they are sold fresh with shell they should be alive and this is easy to see if the following apply:
– The shell is closed and opens very difficult or if it is partially open with the minimum pressure on the shell closes alone.
-The content is wet, clean and odorless.
– The flesh is wet, firmly attached to the shell. It is characteristic that with a pinch of pin or with a few drops of lemon causes the body contraction.
For peeled mussels sold on ice, we notice if their flesh is glossy, cohesive and gives off sea smell. Mussels are also sold and frozen with or without a shell.
Cuff (eg shrimp, crayfish, lobster, crabs)
We find them on the market either as fresh, or as frozen, or as thawed. In terms of fresh, we check that:
– They have no unpleasant odor, but they give off the characteristic odor of the sea.
-Their legs are solidly glued to the body and hard.
– The thoracic membrane is stretched, durable and transparent.
– The head and chest are light colored, not black and should not have black spots.
– Have reflective movements in the eyes, antennas and legs when they are alive. In general, let us know that fresh shrimp slip easily by hand.
Sea urchin
Pleohs must be alive when buying them, which is easily distinguished by the movement of their thorns.
When selecting fish canned or refrigerator canned cans, be careful to be intact and sealed, without dents or swelling.
Other Lent
The popular Sarakostian sweet is halva and halva products, in the package of which we need to pay particular attention to the potential allergenic ingredients. Other favorite Lent delicacies are pickles, tarama, roe and brick. The tarama is found in paste form and must have a uniform color. Possible alteration in tarama is found by the appearance of mold, dryness, drilling, bitter or sour taste.
