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10.4 USDA certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that product quality, acceptability or both be determined, SCI Division, FV, AMS, USDA, must be the certifying program. SCI Division inspectors must certify the quality and acceptability of the packaged prepared mustard in accordance with SCI Division procedures which include selecting random samples of the prepared mustard, evaluating the samples for conformance with the salient characteristic of this CID and other contractual requirements, and documenting the findings on official SCI Division score sheets and/or certificates. In addition, when required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, SCI Division inspectors must examine the prepared mustard for conformance to the U.S. Standards for Condition of Food Containers (7 CFR Part
42) in effect on the date of the solicitation.
11. PACKAGING. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking must be commercial unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
12. USDA INSPECTION NOTES. When Section 10.4 is specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, USDA certification must include evaluation of the quality and condition of samples of packaged prepared mustard, and compliance with requirements in the following areas:
- Processing guidelines (Sec. 5).
- Salient characteristics (Sec. 6).
- Analytical requirements when specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order (Sec. 7.1). When USDA analytical testing is specified, SCI Division inspection personnel must select samples and submit them to the USDA, Science and Technology Program (S&TP) laboratory for analysis.
- Packaging requirements (Sec. 11 or as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order).
13. REFERENCE NOTES.
13.1 USDA certification contact, plant survey, PSA, and FDSS. For USDA certification, Plant Survey, PSA, and FDSS contact the Chief, Inspection Branch, SCI Division, FV, AMS, USDA, STOP 0240, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0240, telephone (202) 720-2482, Fax (202) 720-0393, or via E-mail: Nathaniel.Taylor@ams.usda.gov.
13.2 Analytical testing and technical information. For USDA technical information on analytical testing, contact a member of the Technical Service Staff, S&TP, AMS, USDA, STOP 0272, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0272, telephone (202)
690-0621 or via E-mail: KerryR.Smith@ams.usda.gov.
13.3 Sources of documents.
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