1、 AMSC N/A FSC 8915/8940 A-A-20134C February 22, 2011 SUPERSEDING A-A-20134B August 1, 2001 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION BEANS, DRIED; PORK AND BEANS; AND BAKED BEANS; CANNED The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description (CID). 1. SCOPE. This CID
2、covers canned dried beans, pork and beans, and baked beans (canned dried beans) with or without meat or meat products, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments, and other interested parties; and as a component of operational rations. 2. PURC
3、HASER NOTES. 2.1 Purchasers shall specify the following: - Type(s), class(es), style(s), and grade(s) required (Sec. 3). - Manufacturers/distributors certification (Sec. 8.3) or USDA certification (Sec. 8.4). 2.2 Purchasers may specify the following: - Food Defense System Survey (Sec. 8.1 with 8.2.1
4、) or (Sec. 8.1 with 8.2.2). - Manufacturers quality assurance (Sec. 8.2 with 8.2.1) or (Sec. 8.2 with 8.2.2). - Packaging requirements other than commercial (Sec. 9). 3. CLASSIFICATION. The canned dried beans shall conform to the following list which shall be specified in the solicitation, contract,
5、 or purchase order. Types, classes, styles, and grades. Type I - Canned dried beans Class A - Pea beans (Navy beans) Class B - Pinto beans Class C - Great Northern beans Class D - Dark Red Kidney beans Class E - Light Red Kidney beans METRIC Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking
6、 permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20134C 2 Class F - Blackeye peas Class G - Baby Lima beans (Butter beans) Class H - Large Lima beans (Butter beans) Class I - Red beans Class J - Garbanzo beans (Chick-peas) Class K - Black beans Class L - Other Style 1 - In brine, meatless Style 2 - In br
7、ine with bacon Style 3 - In brine with pork product Style 4 - In brine with meat or meat product Style 5 - In brine flavored with bacon 1/ Style 6 - In brine flavored with pork 1/ Style 7 - In brine flavored with meat 1/ Style 8 - In tomato sauce, meatless Style 9 - In tomato sauce with bacon Style
8、10 - In tomato sauce with pork product Style 11 - In tomato sauce with meat or meat product Style 12 - Other 1/ Contains less than 2 percent cooked meat or less than 3 percent fresh meat. May apply to other types and styles depending upon formulation. Type II - Canned pork and beans Style A - In swe
9、etened sauce Style B - In tomato sauce Style C - Other Type III - Canned baked beans Style A - With brown sugar and bacon Style B - With maple syrup and bacon Style C - With molasses and bacon Style D - With brown sugar, bacon, and onion Style E - With pork, molasses, and brown sugar Style F - With
10、barbecue flavor Style G - With mustard and honey Style H - With brown sugar and molasses Style I - Vegetarian with maple syrup Style J - Vegetarian with brown sugar and spices Style K - Vegetarian with molasses Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from
11、 IHS-,-,-A-A-20134C 3 Style L - Vegetarian in tomato sauce Style M - Flavored with bacon 1/ Style N - Other 1/ Contains less than 2 percent cooked meat or less than 3 percent fresh meat. May apply to other types and styles depending upon formulation. Type IV - Canned dried beans, low sodium (21 CFR
12、101.61) Class A - Black beans Class B - Pinto beans Class C - Red Kidney beans Class D - Pink beans Class E - Garbanzo beans (Chick-peas) Class F - Other Style 1 - In brine, meatless Style 2 - In brine with bacon Style 3 - In brine with pork product Style 4 - In brine with meat or meat product Style
13、 5 - In brine flavored with bacon 1/ Style 6 - In brine flavored with pork 1/ Style 7 - In brine flavored with meat 1/ Style 8 - In tomato sauce, meatless Style 9 - In tomato sauce with bacon Style 10 - In tomato sauce with pork product Style 11 - In tomato sauce with meat or meat product Style 12 -
14、 Other 1/ Contains less than 2 percent cooked meat or less than 3 percent fresh meat. May apply to other types and styles depending upon formulation. Type V - Canned baked beans, low sodium (21 CFR 101.61) Style A - Vegetarian in tomato sauce Style B - Other U.S. Grade A U.S. Grade B 4. MANUFACTURER
15、S/DISTRIBUTORS NOTES. Manufacturers/distributors products shall meet the requirements of the: Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20134C 4 - Salient characteristics (Sec. 5). - Manufacturers/distributors product assurance (Sec. 6). -
16、Regulatory requirements (Sec. 7). - Quality assurance provisions: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 8). - Packaging requirements other than commercial: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 9). 5. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. 5.1 Processing. The canned dried beans shall be prepared and packaged in accor
17、dance with current good manufacturing practices (21 CFR Part 110) and be commercially sterile ready-to-use. 5.2 Food Security. The prepared canned dried beans should be processed and transported in accordance to the Food and Drug Administrations (FDAs) Guidance for Industry: Food Producers, Processo
18、rs, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance. http:/www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodDefenseandEmergencyResponse/ucm083075.htm. This guidance identifies the kinds of preventive measures food manufacturers, processors, or handlers may
19、take to minimize the risk that food under their control will be subject to tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions. The implementation of enhanced food security preventive measures provides for the security of a plants production processes and includes the storage and transporta
20、tion of pre-production raw materials, other ingredients and postproduction finished product. 5.3 Beans. The beans shall meet all applicable requirements for U.S. No. 1 grade product or better for the United States Standards for Beans. 5.4 Sauce. Tomato juice, puree, or paste used in tomato-based sau
21、ces shall comply with the requirements of U.S. Grade A of the applicable United States Standards for Grades. The sauce may also contain sweetening ingredients, salt, spices, starches and water. Sweetening ingredients are restricted to nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners. 5.5 Meat. Pork used in “Beans
22、with Pork in Sauce”, “Pork and Beans in Tomato Sauce”, “Pork and Beans in or with Sauce”, “Beans in Tomato Sauce with Pork”, “Beans with Meat and Sauce”, and “Beans with Bacon or Ham in Sauce” shall contain a minimum of 12 percent ham, bacon or pork based on the weight of the smoked or fresh meat at
23、 the time of formulation (9 CFR 319.310). “Beans with Frankfurters in Sauce” and “Beans with Meatballs in Sauce” shall not contain less than 20 percent frankfurters or fresh meatballs at the time of formulation (9 CFR 319.309). Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted wit
24、hout license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20134C 5 5.6 Finished product. The finished product shall meet all applicable requirements of the appropriate United States Standards for Grades of Canned Dried Beans, Canned Pork and Beans, or Canned Baked Beans specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase orde
25、r. 5.6.1 Drained weight and drained weight determination. Type I and Type IV, canned dried beans, Style 1, in brine, meatless, shall have a drained weight not less than 50.0 percent nor more than 65.0 percent of the total net weight. To determine the drained weight, place the canned dried beans in b
26、rine atop a 12 inch diameter U.S. Standard No. 8 sieve in a manner that will distribute the product over the sieve. Drain for 2 minutes at approximately a 20 degree angle. Determine drained weight by subtracting the sieve tare weight from the gross weight. The drained weight shall be reported to the
27、 nearest whole percentage. 5.6.2 Washed drained weight and washed drained weight determination. All other types and styles shall have a washed drained weight not less than 50.0 percent nor more than 65.0 percent of the total net weight. To determine the washed drained weight, the free liquid in the
28、can shall be poured off and the pork and fat pieces shall be removed. The remaining bean content shall be poured into a flat-bottom container. A minimum of three times the cans volume of 20 to 22C (68 to 72F) water shall be added to the container so as to cover the contents. The contents and water s
29、hall be agitated so as to remove the sauce and separate the beans. The contents shall then be poured into a 12 inch diameter U.S. Standard No. 8 sieve in a manner that will distribute the product over the sieve without breaking the beans. Sieve area shall be such that the distributed product does no
30、t completely cover all the openings of the sieve. The sieve shall be tilted at approximately a 20 degree angle and allowed to drain for 2 minutes before determining drained weight subtracting the sieve tare weight from the gross weight. The drained weight shall be reported to the nearest whole perce
31、ntage. 5.7 Foreign material. All ingredients and finished product shall be clean, sound, wholesome, and free from evidence of rodent or insect infestation. The canned dried beans shall be free from foreign material, such as, but not limited to; dirt, hair, wood, glass, or metal. Any evidence of fore
32、ign material shall be cause for rejection of the lot. 6. MANUFACTURERS/DISTRIBUTORS PRODUCT ASSURANCE. The manufacturer/ distributor shall certify that the canned dried beans provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to their own specifications, standards, and quality assu
33、rance practices, and be the same canned dried beans offered for sale in the commercial market. The purchaser reserves the right to require proof of conformance. 7. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. For all styles that contain a meat food product with a minimum of 2 percent cooked meat or 3 percent or more fr
34、esh meat, the meat component and the finished product shall originate and be produced, processed, and stored in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. The delivered canned dried beans shall comply with all applicable Feder
35、al, State, Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20134C 6 and local mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sale of the canned dried beans within the commercial
36、 marketplace. Delivered canned dried beans shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act; and regulations promulgated thereunder. 8. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Purchaser shall specify 8.3 or 8.4; purchaser may specify
37、8.1 with 8.2.1, or 8.1 with 8.2.2, or 8.2 with 8.2.1, or 8.2 with 8.2.2. 8.1 Food Defense System Survey (FDSS). When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, a FDSS shall be conducted by USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) personnel. The FDSS verifies measures that operators
38、 of food establishments take to minimize the risk of tampering or other criminal actions against the food under their control. (An AMS FDSS verifies the participating companys adherence to the FDAs “Guidance for Industry - Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measur
39、es Guidance.”) For further information, see section 11.1 and 11.2.2. 8.2 Manufacturers quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the product manufacturer shall be required to provide evidence, by certificate, that the manufacturing plant has undertaken one of
40、 the following quality assurance measures within 12 months prior to providing a bid, or no later than 10 business days from the date of awarding of the contract. Failure to provide this documentation within the proper time frame may result in the contract being terminated for cause. NOTE: When the m
41、anufacturing plant is under FSIS regulations, paragraphs 8.1, 8.2, 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 do not apply. 8.2.1 Plant systems audit. A plant systems audit (PSA) conducted by USDA, AMS, or other audit performed by a third party auditing service and is required within 12 months prior to the date of the awardin
42、g of the contract. (An AMS PSA verifies the manufacturers capability to produce products in a clean, sanitary environment in accordance with Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 110 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food, and verifies that the man
43、ufacturer has in place an internal quality assurance program. The AMS PSA determines the manufacturers ability to produce under this CID, if the products of interest are identified at the time of the PSA.) 8.2.2 Plant survey. A plant survey conducted by USDA, AMS, or other survey performed by a thir
44、d party auditing service is required within 12 months prior to the date of the awarding of the contract. (An AMS plant survey audit verifies that, at the time of the survey, the manufacturer produces products in a clean, sanitary environment in accordance with Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Pa
45、rt 110 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food.) Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20134C 7 8.3 Manufacturers/distributors certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or
46、 purchase order, the manufacturer/distributor will certify that the finished canned dried beans distributed meets or exceeds the requirements of this CID. 8.4 USDA certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that product quality or acceptability or both be determine
47、d, the Processed Products Branch (PPB), Fruit and Vegetable (FV), AMS, USDA shall be the certifying program. PPB inspectors shall certify the quality and acceptability of the canned dried beans in accordance with PPB procedures which include: selecting random samples of the packaged canned dried bea
48、ns, evaluating the samples for conformance with the salient characteristics of this CID and other contractual requirements, and documenting the findings on official PPB score sheets and/or certificates. In addition, when required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, PPB inspectors will
49、examine the canned dried beans for conformance to the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers in effect on the date of the solicitation. 9. PACKAGING. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking shall be commercial unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order. 10. USDA INSPECTION NOTES. When Section 8.4 is specified in the solic
