1、MIL-C-44389A 9999906 1950461 093 = MIL-C-44389A 24 Semmber 1993 SUPERSEDING MIL-C-44389 (a) 29 December 1989 MILITARY SPECIFICATI(3N CEREAL BARS, (OPERATIQNA1; RATIN (XMK“F) This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense. 1.1 Scope. This specifica
2、tion covers cereal bars for use by the Department of Defense as a component of operational rations. 1.2 Classification. The cereal bars shall be of the following types and styles as specified (see 6.1). Type I - Shredded wheat cereal bar Type II - Corn flakes cereal bar Type III - Wheat flakes cerea
3、l bar Type IV - Malted wheat granules cereal bar TypeV - Elran flakes cerealbar Type VI - Oat cereal biscuit bar Style A - Style B - 1.0 by 3.0 by 0.6-inch bar weighing 32 to 38 grams 1.0 by 3.0 by 1.0-inch bar weighing 43 to 53 grams 2. APPLICABLE IxxmENE 2.1 Government do;pressed The sample unit s
4、hall be one pouch. Any test failure shall be 4.5.8 Moisture content testinq. Eight filled and sealed pouches shall be selected at random from the lot regardless of lot size. pouch shall be individually blended to uniformity using a blender or a food processor. minimum heat is transferred to the prod
5、uct and that the product has minimum exposure to amspheric moisture. The blended samples shall be tested for moisture content in accordance with the Official Methods of Analysis of the AAC, method 925.45A except that the tenrperature-time cycle shall be niodified by using a temperature of 7OoC for 1
6、6 hours at a pressure of not mre than 100 mn mrcury. The results shall be reported to the nearest 0.1 percent. Any result not conforming to the requirement in 3.4 shall be classified as a major defect and shall be cause for rejection of the lot. The contents of each The blending must be rapid and co
7、nducted in such a way that 4.5.9 Shippinq container examination. Shipping containers shall be examined for defects in assembly, cJ.osure, and reinforcement (when applicable) in accordance with PPP-B-636. In addition, the follawing defects shall be classified as follows: Major: Marking missing, incor
8、rect, or illeqible - Cushioning material missing or not as specified More than 40 pounds packed in shipping container Minor: - - Pouches not packed flat in layers 5. PACKAGING 5.1 Preservation. Preservation shall be level A. 5.1.1 Level A. The product shall be unit packed in pouches in accordance wi
9、th 5.1.1.1 or 5.1.1.2 for LRP applications or in accordance with MIL-F-43231 for Food Packet, Survival, General Purpose applications. 5.1.1.1 Prefonned pouch. 5.1.1.1.1 Pouch material. The performed pouch shall be a 3-ply laminate consisting of, from inside to outside, 0.003 inch thick polyethylene,
10、 0.0007 inch thick aluminum foil, and 0.0005 inch thick polyester. for thickness of pouch materials shall be plus or minus 20 percent. shall be applied canpletely and uniformly to either the exterior or interior surfaces of the polyester lamina. The pouches shall be colored overall with a color in t
11、he range of green 34079 through 34087, or 24052 through 24087, or brawn 30045 through 30118 (excluding 30109) of FED-STD-595. The color application process shall not adversely affect the material perforniance. The pouch material shall not impart any undesirable odor or flavor to the product All tole
12、rances Color 15 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-4439A m 99999b 1950476 514 m MIL-C-44389A and shall be FDA approved for food use. The material shall show no evidence of delamination, degradation, or foreign odor when heat sealed
13、 or fabricated into pouches. 5.1.1.1.2 Pouch construction. The pouch shall be a flat style preformxi pouch having inside dimensionri of 2-3/4 inches by 5-3/4 inches (2 1/8 inch in each dimension). be-n the heat sealed sides. The pouch shall be made by heat sealing three edges with 3/8 inch (+ 3/16 i
14、nch, - 1/8 inch) wide seals. block “U“ tear notch at least 1/32 inch deep, located 1 to 1-1/4 inches frcm the top edge of the pouch shall be made in one or both side seals. distance between the inside edge of the tear notch and the inside edge of the seal shall be at least 3/16 inch. be provided wit
15、h an extended or foldover lip, extended not more than 5/16 inch to facilitate opening and filling. measured fran the top of the pouch, excluding the extended or foldover lip. Alternatively, if the pouch has serrated edges, the serrations may be used as tear notches provided that the serrations are s
16、harp (no plastic tailings exist) and the serration depth and the minimum seal width at the serrated edges are in accordance with the above requirements. The pouch shall be constructed with square or rounded corners at all four comers (radius approximately 3/8 inch). The first dimension shall be the
17、opening of the pch A “V“, “C“, or The One side of the open end of the pouch may Tear notch location shall be 5.1.1.1.3 Pouch fillina and sealing. One bar of style B shall be placed in the pouch in a manner as to avoid puncturing the pouch material or contaminating the heat seal area. The filled pouc
18、hes shall be sealed under a vaaium of not less than 23 inches of rtiercury. The sealed pouch shall show no loss of vacuum when examined as specified in 4.5.5. The filled pouches shall have a 3/8 inch (2 1/8 inch) heat seal. If thermal impulse closure seals are used, a seal width of 1/8 to 7/16 inch
19、will be acceptable. specified in 4.5.7, the filled and sealed pouches shall withstand an internal pressure of 14 psig for 30 seconds without rupture or seal separation greater than 1/16 inch or seal separation that reduces the effective closure seal width to less than 1/16 inch. The closure seal sha
20、ll not extend below the tear notch on either side of the pouch. The closure seal shall be free of fold over wrinkles that reduce the effective closure seal to less than 1/16 inch. When tested as 5.1.1.2 Fom-fill-seal pouch. 5.1.1.2.1 Pouch material. The form-fill-seal pouch shall consist of a formed
21、 tray-shaped body with a tray-shaped heat sealable cover. tray-shaped body and the tray-shaped cover shall be fabricated fmm 3-ply flexible laminate barrier material consisting of, from outside to inside, 0.0009 inch thick oriented polypropylene bonded to 0.0007 inch thick aluminum foil with 10 poun
22、ds per ream piwnted polyethylene bonded to 0.003 inch thick ionmr or a blend of not less than 50 percent linear, low density polyethylene and polyethylene. matosials shall be plus or minus 20 percent. The All tolerances for thickness of pouch The linear low density 16 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo
23、 reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-NIL-C-44389A m 9999906 1950477 450 m MIL-C-4 4 389A polyethylene portion of the blend shall be the copolymer of ethylene and octsne-1, having a mlt index range of 0.8 to 1.2 g/10 minutes in accordance with ASIM D 1238 and a density r
24、ange of 0.918 to 0.922 g/cc in accordance with ASIM D 1505. Alternatively, 0.0005 inch thick polyester may be used in place of the oriented polypropylene as the outer ply of the laminate. color requirements of the exterior of the laminates shall be as specified in 5.1.1.1.1. flavor to the product an
25、d shall be FDA approved for food use. cover shall be formed by drawing the flexible laminate material into an appropriately shaped cavity. body of the pouch. accordance with the vacuum requirerents as specified in 5.1.1.1.3 and exarnined as specified in 4.5.5. sea.Ling the tray-shaped cover to the t
26、ray-shaped body along the entire pouch per-imeter. 3-1,/4 inches wide by 6-3/8 inches long. min.imum 1/8 inch. matter. internal pressure of 14 psig for 30 seconds without rupture or seal separa- tion greater than 1/16 inch or seal separation that reduces the effective closure seal width to less than
27、 1/16 inch. A tear-notch shall be placed on one outside edge or two opposite outside edges of the pouch. shall be located not mre than 1-1/4 inches or less than 1/4 inch fran an outside corner of the pouch. deep. The distance between the inside edge of the tear notch and the inside edge of the seal
28、shall be at least 3/16 inch. has serrated edges, the serrations may be used as tear-notches provided that the serrations are located to effect easy opening in the machine direction of the pouch laminates; the serrations are sharp (no plastic tailing exists); and the serration depth and the minimum s
29、eal width at the serrations are in accordance with the above tear notch requirenents. The sealed pouch shall not show any evidence of material degradation, aluminum stress cracking, delamination or foreign odor. The The pouch material shall not impart any undesirable odor or 5.1.1.2.2 Pouch construc
30、tion. The tray-shaped body and the tray-shaped One bar shall be placed into the tray-shaped Pouch closure shall be effected by heat The filled pouch body shall be hermetically sealed in The outside dimensions of the sealed pouch shall be not more than Heat seals shall be free of foldover wrinkles an
31、d occluded The closure seal width shall be a When tested as specified in 4.5.7, the pouches shall withstand an Each tear-notch The tear notch shall be at least 1/32 inch Alternatively, if the pouch 5.2 Packinq. Packing shall be level C. 5.2.1 -vel C packinq. Not more than 40 pounds of style B cereal
32、 bars, preserved as specified in 5.1.1, shall be packed flat in layers in a snug-fitting fiberboard shipping container conforming to style RSC-L, type CF, variety SW, grade 275, class domestic of PPP-B-636. not less than 1/8 inch thick, conforming to grade II, class B or C of A-A-1898 or cushioning
33、material not less than 1/16 inch thick conforming to type I of PPP-C-1797 or cushioning material conforming to type WI, class 1 of PPP-C-1752 shall be placed between each of the layers and at the bottan and top of the box to minimize movement of the individual packages. Cushioning material 17 Provid
34、ed by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-44389A m 99999b 19.50478 397 m MIL-C-44389A 5.3 Lakelinu and markinq. 5.3.1 Pouches. Each pouch shall be clearly printed or stamped, in a manner that does not daniage the pouch, with pement black ink wh
35、ich is free of carcinogenic elements or ingredients. No marking shall be closer than 1/16 inch to any seal. niarking directly on the packaging material. Labels shall be of a water resistant grade of paper or film, flat-back, coated on one side with pressure-sensitive adhesive. flexibility. without f
36、eathering or spreading. sensitive permanent type. The adhesive shall be water insoluble, hanogenous, and shall be coated in a smooth layer on one side of the label. The adhesive sha.l.1 require no solvent, heat, or other preparation prior to application. Adhesive shall be of a type that will adhere
37、to the pouch surface under high or low temperature. dirriensions of the surface of the product where the label is applied on the package. and shall be free of carcinogenic elements or ingredients. be not less than 1/16 inch high. information: Pressure-sensitive labels may be used instead of The text
38、ure of the material shall permit The adhesive shall be of a pressure- Labels shall be suitable for printing or writing on with ink Dimensions of the label shall not be larger than the Ink and adhesive used must be suitable for use with food products Utter size shall The label shall contain the follo
39、wing Item Name A/ Mixing instructions 2/ Date 3/ Contractors name Insert item name, as applicable: sHRE33DED WHEAT C2REAL BAR CORN FLAKE CEREAL BAR WHEAT FLAKES CEREAL BAR MALTED WHEAT GRANULES CEREAL BAR BRANFLAKESCEREALBAR QAT CEREAI; BISCUIT BAR Mixing instructions are as follows: Eat as is, or i
40、f desired, rehydrate. To rehydrate, crumble bar, add small munt of water, stir. Each pouch shall have the date of pack noted by using a four digit code beginning with the final digit of the current year followed by the three digit Julian day code. For example, March 19, 1991 would read 1079. The Jul
41、ian day code shall represent the date the product is unit packed into the pouch. character imnediately following the four digit Julian code. Sub-lotting (when used) shall be represented by an alpha Nutrition labeling shall be in accordance with the provisions of 21 CFR Part 101.9, Nutrition labeling
42、 of food. 18 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-44389A W 9999906 1950479 223 MIL-C-44 3 89A 5.3.2 Shiwinu containers. Shipping containers shall be marked in accordance with MIL-SID-129. 6. “ES (This section contains infomation of a
43、 general or explanatory nature that my be helpful, but is not mandatory. ) 6.1 Acqu isition requ irmnts. Acquisition documnts must specify the f ol.lowing : a. Title, number, and date of this specification. b. c. Type and style of product required (see 1.2). Issue of DODISS to be cited in the solici
44、tation, and if required, the specific issue of individual d0c;Uments referenced (see 2.1.1 and 2.2). d. e. Provisions for approved prepduction samples (see 3.6.1 and 6.2). f. When a first article is required (see 3.1, 4.4, and 6.2). mng Range Patrol or Food Packet, Survival, General Purpose canponen
45、t. 6.2 First article. When a first article is required, it shall be inspected and approved under the appropriate provisions of FAR 52.209-4. first article should be a preproduction sqle. The contracting officer should specify the appropriate type of first article arad the nirmber of units to he furn
46、ished. instructions in acquisition documents regarding arcangmnts for selection, inspection, arad approval of the first article. “he The contracting officer should also include specific 6.3 Inaredient information. 6.3.1 Malted wheat Cer& uranules. It has been found that Grapenuts manufactured by Pos
47、t Division of General Foods Corp., meets the requirements of 3.2.ld and performs satisfactorily in the type IV product. 6.3.2 Oat cereal biscuits. It has been found that Life cereal manufactured by Quaker Oats Co., mets the requirerents of 3.2.lf and performs satisfactorily in the type VI product. 6
48、.3.3 Within, liquid. It has been found that Centrophase C Special Grade Within manufactured by Central Soya Ccmpany, Inc., mets the requirements of 3.2.6 and performs satisfactorily in this product. 6.4 Subject term (kev word) listinq. Food Packet, ang Range Patrol, (Improved) Food Packet, Survival,
49、 General Purpose Pouched food Shelf stable 19 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-4438A b L950480 T45 = MIL-C-44389A 6.5 Chanqes fran previous issue. Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes with respect to the previous issue due to the extensiveness of the changes. Custodians : Preparing activity: Army-GL Navy-SA Air Force - 50 Review activities: Army-a (Project 8920-0550) Anrsr-
