1、q i MIL-F-43231D 9 m 9997706 l12LL23b T7 m MIL-F-4323 1D 30 September 1992 SUPERCEDING MIL-F-43231C 30 September 1985 MILITARY SPECIFICATION FOOD PAcKE;T, SURVIVAL, GENERAL PFU?OSE, PACKAGING AND ASSEMBLY OF This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of
2、Defense. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This specification covers the packaging and assembly of food components of the general purpose survival food packet for use by the Department of Defense. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENIIS 2.1 Government documents. 2.1.1 Specifications, standanis, and handbooks. The following spec
3、ifica- tions, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Spcifications and Standanis (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the
4、solicitation (see 6.1). SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL A-A-20135 - Sugar, Refined and Sugar, Brown .- 13eneficial comnents (recomnendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be used in improving this document should be addressed to: U.S. Army Natick Research, Developnt and Engineering
5、Center, Natick, MA 01760-5018 by using the Standaniization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Fonn 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter. Alm N/A FSC 8970 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction
6、or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- MIL-F-43233D 89 = 4999906 3233237 913 MIL-F-432 3 1D L-P-378 EE-B-5 7 5 NN-P-7 1 QQ-A- 187 6 MMM-A-250 PPP-B-56 6 PPP-B-6 36 MILITARY MIL-P-15011 MIL-L-35078 MIL-0-44136 MIL-T-44284 MIL-C-44389 MIL-D-44391 MIL-S-44463 MIL-W-44464 STANDARDS FEDERA
7、L FED-STD-595 MILITARY MIL-STD-105 MIL-STD-129 MIL-STD-147 MIL-STD-73 1 Plastic, Sheet and Strip, Thin Gauge, Polyolefin Bouillon (Soup and Gravy Bases) Pallets, Material Handling, Wood, Stringer Construction, 2-Way and 4-Way (Partial) Aluminum Foil Adhesive, Water-Resistant (for Closure of Boxes, F
8、olding, Paperboard Boxes, Shipping, Fiberboard Fiberboard Boxes) Pallet, Material Handling, Wood, Post Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Oatmeal Cookies and Granola Bars Tea Mix, Instant, Sweetened, Lemon Flavored - Cereal Bars, Ration Lightweight, 30-Day Dessert Bars, Ration Lightweight, 3
9、0-Day Shortbread Bar, Food Packet, Survival, Wintergreen Bar, Food Packet, Survival, Construction, 4-Way Entry Subsistence Items; Clothing, Personal Equipnent and Equipage; General Specification For Ration Cqnponent) (Operational Ration Component) - (Operational General Purpose General Purpose Color
10、s Used in Government Proc=urement Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection Marking for Shipnt and Storage Palletized Unit Loads Quality of Wood Members for Containers and by Attributes Pallets (IJnless otherwise indicated, copies of federal and military specifications, standards, and handbooks
11、are available from the Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.) 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-I MIL-F-4323LD 89 9Ob 1211238 85T MIL-F-4323 1D 2.1.2 Other Government docum
12、ents, drawinqs, and publications. The following other Govenunent documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues are those cited in the solicitation. DRAWINGS U.S. ARMY NATICK RESEARCH, DEVELXIPMENT, AND ENGINE
13、ERING CENi!ER 13-1-0180 - Figure 1, Food Packet Assembly 13-1-0181 - Figure 2, Shipping Container Assembly (Copies of drawings are available from the U.S. Army Natick Research, Developnent, and Engineering Center, Am: SAW-EMSS, Natick, MA 01760-5014.) U.S. DEPAEITMENT OF HEAT;TH AND HUMAN SERVICES (
14、“S) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations prmlgated thereunder (21 CFR Parts 1-199) (Copies are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Governmnt Printing Office, Washington, Dc 20402-0001.) 2.2 Non-Govemnt publications. The follawing documents form a part of this documen
15、t to the extent specified herein. the issues of the documents which are DOE adopted are those listed in the issue of the DODISS cited in the solicitation. the issues of documents not listed in the DODISS are the issues of documents cited in the solicitation (see 6.1). Unless otherwise specified, Unl
16、ess otherwise specified, AMERICAN s0CIE;Ty FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (AS“) D 1238 - Flow Rates of Themplastics by Extrusion D 1505 - Density of Plastics by Density Gradient Technique F 88 - Seal Strength of Flexible Barrier Materials Plastometer (Application for copies should be addressed to the Ame
17、rican Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187.) NUTIONAL M3DR FREIGHT TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION, INC., AGENT National Motor Freight Classification (Application for copies should be addressed to the American Trucking Association, Inc., Traffic Department, 2200 Mill
18、Road, Alexandria, VA 22314. ) 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- MIL-F-43231D 89 9999906 L2L1239 796 MIL-F-43231D UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION CaMMImE, AGENT Uniform Freight Classification (Application for copies should be addressed to the
19、Uniform Classification Comnittee, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1120, Chicago, IL 60606.) (Non-Govemnt standards and other publications are normally available from the organizations that prepare or distribute the d0C;uments. documents also may be available in or through libraries or other informa
20、- tional services.) These 2.3 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has b
21、een obtained. 3. REQUIREMENIIS 3,l Components and materials. 3.1.1 Food component. The component food bars (corn flakes, chocolate chip dessert, granola, shortbread, and wintergreen) shall be unit packed in a laminated pouch in accordance with 3.1.1.1 or 3.1.1.2. 3.1.1.1 Preformed pouch. 3.1.1.1.1 P
22、ouch material. The preformed pouch shall be a 3-ply laminate consisting of, from inside to outside, 0.003 to 0.004 inch thick polyolefin, 0.00035 to 0.0007 inch thick aluminum foil, and 0.0005 inch thick polyester. The pouch material shall be FDA approved for food use and shall show no evidence of d
23、elamination or degradation when heat sealed or fabricated into pouches. Color shall be applied completely and uniformly to either the exterior or interior surfaces of the polyester lamina. colored overall with a color in the range of 34079 through 34087, or in the range of 24052 through 24087, or in
24、 the range of 30045 through 30118, excluding color 30109 of FED-STD-595. not adversely affect the material performance. transfer any foreign odor or flavor to the packaged components. The pouches shall be The color application process shall The material shall not 3.1.1.1.2 Pouch construction. The pr
25、eformed pouch shall be a flat style pouch having inside dimensions of 5-1/4 inches (2 1/4 inch) in length and 2-3/4 inches (i 1/4 inch) in width. The pouch shall be made by heat sealing three edges (two sides and bottom) with 3/8 inch (_+ 1/8 inch) wide seals. The heat seals shall be made in a mer t
26、hat will ensure hermetic seals. The pouch shall maintain its integrity and air tightness of the side and bottom seals when tested as specified in 4.3.1.2.2. The side and bottom seals shall have an average seal strength of not less than 6.0 pounds per inch and no individual specimen shall have a seal
27、 strength of less than 4 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-F-q323LD 87 777770b L21L2YO 408 MIL-F-43231D 5.0 pounds per inch when tested as specified in 4.3.1.2.1. A V-shaped, C-shaped, or U-shaped tear notch at least 1/32 inch deep,
28、 located 3/4 to 1 inch from the top edge of the pouch (excluding the lip) shall be made on one or both side seals. The distance between the inside edge of the tear notch and the inside edge of the seal shall be no less than 1/8 inch. One side of the open end of the pouch may be provided with an exte
29、ned or foldover lip, extended not mre than 1/8 inch (2 1/16 inch) to facilitate opening and filling . 3.1.1.1.3 Pouch fillinq and sealinq. Pouches shall be filled in accordance with the net weight requirements of the applicable product documents. The filling operation shall be carefully executed to
30、prevent contamination of the closure seal interface surfaces by contact with the product. within a sealing chamber under a vacuum of 25 to 28 inches of mercury, and applying a continuous heat seal closure of not less than 1/8 inch wide extending across the complete width of the pouch. If thermal imp
31、ulse or a canbination (heated curved bar with thermal impulse) sealing is used, any seal width from 1/8 to 7/16 inch will be acceptable. be free of foldover wrinkles, or entram matter that reduces the effective closure seal to less than 1/16 inch wide. The average closure seal strength shall be not
32、less than 6.0 pounds per inch and no individual test specimen shall be less than 5.0 pounds per inch when tested as specified in 4.3.4. The filled pouch shall be hermetically sealed by evacuating the air The closure seal shall 3.1.1.2 Form-fill-seal pouch. 3.1.1.2.1 Form-fill-seal pouch material. Th
33、e fonn-fill-seal pouch shall consist of a formed tray-shaped bocty with a tray-shaped heat sealable cover. The tray-shaped body and the tray-sham cover shall be fabricated from a 3-ply flexible laminate barrier material consisting of 0.0009 inch thick oriented polypropylene bonded to 0.0007 inch thi
34、ck aluminum foil with 10 pourids per ream pigmented polyethylene and bonding the opposite side of the aluminum foil to 0.003 inch thick ionorner or a blend of not less than 50 pxcent linear, low density polyethylene and polyethylene. The linear low density polyethylene portion of the blend shall be
35、the copolpr of ethylene and octene-1, having a melt index range of 0.8 to 1.2 grams per 10 minutes in accordance with ASTM D 1238 and a density range of 0.918 to 0.922 G/(X in . accordance with AS?M D 1505. Alternatively, 0.0005 inch thick polyester may be used in place of the oriented polypropylene
36、 as the outer ply of the laminate. The color requirements of the exterior (oriented polypropylene or polyester side) of the laminates shall be as specified .in 3.1.1.1.1. laminates shall be suitably formulated for food packaging and shall not impart any odor or flavor to the product being unit packe
37、d. The 3,1.1.2.2 Form-fill-seal pouch construction. The tray-shaped hdy and the tray-shaped cover shall be formed by drawing the flexible laminate material into an appropriately sham cavity. One food bar shall be placed into the tray-shaped body of the pouch. hemtically sealed in accordance with the
38、 vacuum requirements as specified The filled pouch body shall then be 5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-F-4323LD 9 II 9999906 L2LL241 344 MIL-F-4323 lD in 3.1.1.1.3. tray-shaped cover to the tray-shaped body along the entire pouch
39、 perimeter. The outside pouch width and length shall be not mre than 3-5/8 and 6 inches, respectively. The closure seal shall be free of entrapped matter (for example, food crumbs) that reduces the effective closure seal to less than 1/16 inch wide. The closure seal shall have an average seal streng
40、th of not less than 6.0 pounds per inch of width and no individual specimen shall have a seal strength of less than 5.0 pounds per inch (see 4.3.4). One or two tear notches shall be provided on the pouch outside edge to facilitate tear opening in the machine direction of the pouch laminate material.
41、 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 3/4 inch from an outside corner of the pouch. deep. The distance between the inside edge of the tear notch and the inside edge of the seal shall be at
42、 least 1/8 inch. Alternatively, if the pouch 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 a
43、nd the minimum seal width at the serrations are in accordance with the above tear notch requirements. The sealed pouch shall not Shaw any evidence of material degradation, aluminum stress cracking delamination or foreign odor when heat sealed into pouches. Pouch closure shall be effected by heat sea
44、ling the The closure seal width shall be a minimum of 1/8 inch. Each tear notch The tear notch shall be at least 1/32 inch 3.1.2 Food packet components. The components required in each packet assembly shall be as specified in table I. TAEU3 I. Food packet components Document Quantity in Cmnent refer
45、ence ration Coni flakes cereal bar Chocolate chip dessert bar Granola bar Shortbread bar Wintergreen bar Bouillon (Soup and Gravy Bases) Regular beef flavor mered Regular chicken flavor pawdered Tea mix, instant, sweetened, Sugar, white, granulated lmn flavored MIL-C-44389, type II 2bars MIL-D-44391
46、, type III lbar MIL-0-44136, tp II 1bar MIL-S-44463 lbar MIL-W-44464 1bar EE-B-57 5 1 envelope type I, class 1, style A; or type II, class 1, style A MIL-T-44284 1 envelope A-A-20135, tupe I, 1 envelope class 1, 6 grams 3.1.3 Paperboard boxes. Folding paper- boxes used to contain the individually pa
47、ckaged food packet components shall be constructed of nominal 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-. MIL-F-43231D 0.026 inch thick, full bending chipbani in accordance with variety 2, style I, type A, class a of PPP-B-566. The inside dim
48、ensions of the paperboard box shall be 4-1/8 inches in length, 2 inches in width, and 3-3/4 inches in depth as shown in figure.1. coated in accordance with process I of PPP-B-566, except the resistant surface shall be on the exterior of the box. box shall be unifonny colored in either a natural tan
49、(unbleached) kraft paper), or in the range of 34087 through 34102, or 30045 through 30118 (excluding 30109) of FED-STD-595. overlap end flaps shall be glued with a hot or cold water-resistent adhesive in accordance with MMM-A-250. water-resistant to the extent that there shall be not more than 5 percent failure of the bonded area when tested in accordance with PPP-B-566 for water resistance of waterproof adhesive. 1/2 inch from the end on either of
