A-A-20001B
1/ AOAC Method 970.55 shall be used for mustard flour.
2/ 8th Edition, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM)
or the FDA BAM Online.
6.4 Test results. The test results for moisture, volatile oil, total ash, and acid insoluble ash shall be reported to the nearest 0.1 percent. The test results for particle size shall be reported to the nearest percent. The test results for color shall be reported as American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) color value. The test result for pungency shall be reported to the nearest Scoville unit and/or ppm Capsaicin with one ppm Capsaicin equal to 15 Scoville units. The test results for E. coli shall be reported to the nearest MPN per g. The test results for Salmonella shall be reported as positive or negative. The test results for aerobic plate count and yeast and mold shall be reported to the nearest 10 CFU per g. Any result not conforming to the analytical requirements shall be cause for rejection of the lot.
7. MANUFACTURER'S/DISTRIBUTOR'S PRODUCT ASSURANCE. The manufacturer/ distributor shall certify that the spices provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to their own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same prepared spices offered for sale in the commercial market. The purchaser reserves the right to require proof of conformance.
8. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The delivered spices shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sale of spices within the commercial marketplace. Delivered spices shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
9. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Purchaser shall specify 9.3 or 9.4; purchaser may specify 9.1 with 9.2.1, or 9.1 with 9.2.2, or 9.2 with 9.2.1, or 9.2 with 9.2.2.
9.1 Food Defense System Survey (FDSS). When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, a FDSS shall be conducted by USDA, AMS auditors. The FDSS are measures that operators of food establishments may take to minimize the risk of tampering or other criminal actions against the food under their control. (An AMS FDSS verifies the participating company's adherence to the Food and Drug Administration's "Guidance for Industry - Food
Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance.") For further information, see section 12.1 and 12.3.2.
9.2 Manufacturer's 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 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
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