1、AMSC N/A FSC 8970 A-A-20331A December 3, 2010 SUPERSEDING A-A-20331 January 5, 2000 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION FOOD PACKET, SURVIVAL The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description (CID) as a replacement for CID A-A-20247A, Food Packet, Survival,
2、 Abandon Ship. 1. SCOPE. This CID covers special purpose food packets, designed for survival and for use in life rafts in aircraft or on abandon ships, packed in commercially acceptable, flexible containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments, and other interested parties; and as
3、a component of operational rations. 2. PURCHASER NOTES. 2.1 Purchasers shall specify the following: - Type(s) of survival food packets required (Sec. 3). - When analytical requirements are different than specified (Sec. 6.1). - When analytical requirements need to be verified (Sec. 6.2). - Manufactu
4、rers/distributors certification (Sec. 9.3) or USDA certification (Sec. 9.4). - When product sample is required (Sec. 9.5). 2.2 Purchasers may specify the following: - Food Defense System Survey (Sec. 9.1 with 9.2.1) or (Sec. 9.1 with 9.2.2). - Manufacturers quality assurance (Sec. 9.2 with 9.2.1) or
5、 (Sec. 9.2 with 9.2.2). - Packaging requirements other than commercial (Sec. 10). 3. CLASSIFICATION. The survival food packets shall conform to the following list which shall be specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order. Types. Type I - Consists of hard candy fruit tablets and chewi
6、ng gum tablets Type II - Consists of carbohydrate food bars METRIC Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20331A 2 4. MANUFACTURERS/DISTRIBUTORS NOTES. Manufacturers/distributors products shall meet the requirements of the: - Salient cha
7、racteristics (Sec. 5). - Analytical requirements: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 6). - Manufacturers/distributors product assurance (Sec. 7). - Regulatory requirements (Sec. 8). - Quality assurance provisions: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 9). - Packaging requirements other than commercia
8、l: as specified by the purchaser (Sec.10). 5. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. 5.1 Processing. The survival food packets shall be prepared in accordance with good manufacturing practices (21 CFR Part 110). 5.2 Food Security. The survival food packets should be processed and transported in accordance to the
9、Food and Drug Administrations (FDAs) Guidance for Industry: Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance. http:/www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodDefenseandEmergencyResponse/ucm083075.htm. This guidance identifi
10、es the kinds of preventive measures food manufacturers, processors, or handlers may 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 t
11、he security of a plants production processes and includes the storage and transportation of pre-production raw materials, other ingredients and postproduction finished product. 5.3 Ingredients. 5.3.1 Type I. The Type I survival food packet shall contain both hard candy fruit tablets and candy coated
12、 chewing gum tablets. The hard candy fruit tablets shall contain sugar, corn syrup, citric or malic acid, and natural and/or artificial flavors and may contain sodium lactate, turmeric coloring and cream of tartar. Natural or U.S. FD the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act; and regulations promulgated t
13、hereunder. The delivered survival food packet shall comply with the allergen labeling requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 9. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Purchaser shall specify 9.3 or 9.4; purchaser may specify 9.1, 9.1 with 9.2.1, 9.1 with 9.2.2, 9.2 with 9.2.1 or 9.2 with 9
14、.2.2. 9.1 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 of food establishments take to minimize the risk of tampering or o
15、ther criminal actions against the food under their control. (An AMS FDSS verifies the participating company adherence to the FDAs “Guidance for Industry - Food Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20331A 6 Producers, Processors, and Tr
16、ansporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance.”) For further information, see section 12.1 and 12.3.2. 9.2 Manufacturers quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the product manufacturer shall be required to provide evidence, by certificate, that th
17、e manufacturing plant has undertaken one of 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 b
18、eing terminated for cause. 9.2.1 Plant systems audit. A plant systems audit (PSA) conducted by USDA, AMS, or other audit performed by a third party auditing service is required within 12 months prior to the date of the awarding of the contract. (An AMS PSA verifies the manufacturers capability to pr
19、oduce 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 manufacturer has in place an internal quality assurance program.) 9.2.2 Plant
20、 survey. A plant survey conducted by USDA, AMS, or other survey performed by a third 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 clea
21、n sanitary environment in accordance with Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 110 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food.) 9.3 Manufacturers/distributors certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the manufact
22、urer/distributor will certify that the survival food packet distributed meets or exceeds the requirements of this CID. 9.4 USDA certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that product quality, acceptability or both be determined, the Processed Products Branch (PPB)
23、, Fruit and Vegetable Programs (FV), AMS, USDA, shall be the certifying program. PPB inspectors shall certify the quality and acceptability of the survival food packet in accordance with PPB procedures which include: selecting random samples of the packaged survival food packet, evaluating the sampl
24、es 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 examine the survival foo
25、d packet for conformance to the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers in effect on the date of the solicitation. 9.5 Product sample. When specified in Department of Defense solicitations, contracts, or purchase orders, six units of Type I and Type II product that the contractor pr
26、oposes to furnish, Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20331A 7 packaged in accordance with the document requirements, shall be submitted to the contracting officer who will forward them to the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engi
27、neering Command; Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center, (ATTN: RDNS-CFF); 15 Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5018 for product sample evaluation. Six duplicate units of product shall be submitted to the contracting officer, and shall be used as approved reference samples for de
28、termining the acceptability of deliveries, as concerns palatability. Product samples must meet all document requirements prior to being submitted for evaluation of palatability and overall appearance. The approval of any product sample for palatability and overall appearance will not constitute appr
29、oval of the sample as meeting the other requirements of this document. 10. PACKAGING. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking shall be commercial unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order. 11. USDA INSPECTION NOTES. When Section 9.4 is specified
30、 in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, USDA certification shall include evaluation of the quality and condition of samples of packaged survival food packets, and compliance with requirements in the following areas: - Salient Characteristics (Sec. 5). - Analytical requirements when specif
31、ied in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order (Sec. 6.2). When USDA analytical testing is specified, PPB inspection personnel shall select samples and submit them to the USDA, Science and Technology Program (S&TP) laboratory for analysis. - Packaging requirements (Sec. 10 or as specified in t
32、he solicitation, contract, or purchase order). 12. REFERENCE NOTES. 12.1 USDA certification and FDSS contact. For USDA certification and/or FDSS survey, contact the Branch Chief, PPB, FV, AMS, USDA, STOP 0247, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0247, telephone (202) 720-4693, Fax (20
33、2) 690-1527, or via E-mail: terry.baneams.usda.gov. 12.2 Analytical testing and technical information. For USDA technical information on analytical testing, contact the Branch Chief, Technical Service Branch, S&TP, AMS, USDA, STOP 0272, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0272, teleph
34、one (202) 690-0621, or via E-mail: shirleyj.wrightams.usda.gov. 12.3 Sources of documents. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20331A 8 12.3.1 Sources of information for nongovernmental document are as follows: Copies of the Official
35、Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International may be obtained from: AOAC International, 481 North Fredrick Avenue, Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, telephone (301) 924-7077. Internet address: www.aoac.org. Copies of the Food Chemicals Codex may be purchased from: United States Pharmacopeial Conven
36、tion, 12601 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852-1790, telephone (800) 227-8772 or (301) 881-0666, Fax (301) 816-8148. Internet address: www.usp.org. 12.3.2 Sources of information for governmental documents are as follows: Applicable provisions of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act are contained
37、in 16 CFR, Parts 500 to 503, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act are contained in 21 CFR Parts 1 to 199. These documents may be purchased from: Superintendent of Documents, New Orders, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover/NOVUS, and American Ex
38、press) purchases may be made by calling the Superintendent of Documents on (866) 512-1800, (202) 512-1800 or on the Internet at: http:/www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html. Copies of Guidance for Industry - Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance is avai
39、lable online from: FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) on the Internet at: http:/www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodDefenseandEmergencyResponse/ucm083075.htm. Copies of this CID and the United States Standards for Condition of Food Co
40、ntainers are available from: Branch Chief, PPB, FV, AMS, USDA, STOP 0247, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0247, telephone (202) 720-9939, Fax (202) 690-1527, via E-mail: FQAStaffams.usda.gov or on the Internet at: http:/www.ams.usda.gov/FQAS. Beneficial comments, recommendations,
41、additions, deletions, clarifications, etc., and any data which may improve this document should be sent to: Commander, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, ATTN: FTSA, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5092, FAX (215) 737-2963, or via E-mail: dscpsubswebdla.mil. Military activities
42、 should submit requests for copies of this CID to: Standardization Documents Order Desk, DLA Document Services, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 or on the Internet at: https:/assist.daps.dla.mil or https:/assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo r
43、eproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-20331A 9 MILITARY INTERESTS: CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITIES: Custodians USDA - FV USCG - CG Army - GL HHS - FDA Navy - SA VA - OSS Air Force - 35 PREPARING ACTIVITY: Review Activities DLA - SS Army - MD, QM Navy - MC (Project
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