METRIC
A-A-20001B April 5, 2010
SUPERSEDING A-A-20001A March 27, 2002
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION SPICES AND SPICE BLENDS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description (CID).
1. SCOPE. This CID covers ground, whole, crushed, chopped, cut, and flaked spices, and spice blends (spices) 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. PURCHASER NOTES.
2.1 Purchasers shall specify the following:
- Type(s), class(es), form(s), fortification(s), and seasoning blend(s) of spices required (Sec.
3).
- When analytical requirements are different than specified (Sec. 6.1).
- When analytical requirements need to be verified (Sec. 6.2).
- Manufacturer's/distributor's certification (Sec. 9.3) or USDA certification (Sec. 9.4).
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).
- Manufacturer's quality assurance (Sec. 9.2 with 9.2.1) or (Sec. 9.2 with 9.2.2).
- Packaging requirements other than commercial (Sec. 10).
3. CLASSIFICATION.
3.1. The spices shall conform to the following list which shall be specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
Types, classes, forms, fortifications, and seasoning blends.
AMSC N/A FSC 8950
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