The blocks shall not contain minced or comminuted fish flesh. A quality in accordance with 284.104. Sampling shall be done in accordance with the sampling plan given in 264.108. For examination in the cooked state. This defect refers to loss of moisture from the surface of a fish block during frozen storage.
Affected areas have a whitish appearance.
Moderate dehydration masks the surface color of the product and affects more than 5 percent up to and including 15 percent of the surface area. If more then 15 percent of the surface area is affected, each additional 15 percent of surface area affected is another instance. Moderate dehydration can be readily removed by scraping with a blunt instrument. It affects more than 5 percent up to and including 10 percent of the surface area. If more than 10 percent of the surface area is affected, each additional 10 percent of surface area affected is another instance.