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6.4 Texture. The salad dressing texture shall be smooth and creamy, non-separating except for Class C, Style 1; Class J, Style 2; and Class Q, Styles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 which may separate and be typical of the type and class represented.
6.5 Consistency. Pourable salad dressings which are typically of a creamy or smooth consistency shall remain in a homogenous emulsified state and show no separation (of oil or water) except for Class C, Style 1; Class J, Style 2; and Class Q, Styles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
6.6 Foreign material. All ingredients and finished product shall be clean, sound, wholesome, and free from evidence of rodent or insect infestation. The salad dressings shall be free from foreign material, such as, but not limited to, dirt, insect parts, hair, wood, glass, or metal.
6.7 Age requirement. Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the salad dressings shall be processed and packaged not more than 180 days prior to delivery to the purchaser. Age requirements for Department of Defense (DoD) procurements shall be specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
7. MANUFACTURER'S/DISTRIBUTOR'S PRODUCT ASSURANCE. The manufacturer/ distributor shall certify that the salad dressings provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to their own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same salad dressings offered for sale in the commercial market. The purchaser reserves the right to require proof of conformance.
8. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The delivered salad dressings shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sale of salad dressings within the commercial marketplace. Delivered salad dressings shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and regulations promulgated thereunder. The delivered salad dressings shall comply with the allergen labeling requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
9. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Purchaser shall specify 9.2 or 9.3; purchaser may specify 9.1 with 9.1.1 or 9.1 with 9.1.2.
9.1 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 the contract. Failure to provide this documentation within the proper time frame may result in the contract being terminated for cause.
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