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  • How can I check if tins and jars have been factory packed?
    When twisting a tin of caviar, a click sound should be heard, a sign that the tin has been packed properly.
  • How can I be sure that the caviar is of good quality?
    Appearance of the black pearls should be “shiny “.
  • Does good caviar smell?
    Fresh and good caviar shouldn’t have a strong fishy smell.
  • How to check the quality of caviar when tasting
    Crush the eggs gently and check if it melts in your mouth easily.
  • Does the repacking process affect the quality of caviar?
    Avoid repacked caviar, some importers re-package the caviar into their tins and jars .in this case the caviar’s quality will not be fresh, as it has undergone a two-stage packaging process.
  • Who is the official authority that can document of caviar?
    To avoid repacked caviar, or using bad quality caviar from unknown source or even expired caviar Check Cites code which indicates how the caviar is grown (W for wild-caught or C for captive-bred), country of origin, year of harvest, official registration code of the processing facility and identification number for each production batch.
  • What are the required certificates to ensure the quality of the product?
    Ask for CITES code and or certificate
  • what does CITES mean?
    Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora , all caviar products must be tested and have a special CITES code on the label of each can , which indicates letters and numbers that gives knowledgeable consumers useful information about the product they want to buy .
  • How to read CITES codes?
    “GUE” from the Latin name “Acipenser Gueldennstaedti” caviar. “HUS” BELUGA from “Huso Huso “. “C” for cultivated or farmed product. If “W” then means wild. “2023” is the year of harvest. “001” official registration code of the manufacturer. Lat number 10/0230 is the batch number. AS1VF and the following number to it is the veterinary number of the enterprise. By which easily you make sure that the product has passed strict veterinary and sanitary control at all stages of production and that well-being of fish and caviar.
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