A-A-20179 Browning And Seasoning SauceThis Commercial Item Description (CID) covers browning and seasoning sauce, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by the Federal Government.

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3.7.2 Analytical testing: Analysis shall be made in accordance with the following Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International:

3.7.3 Test result: The test results shall be reported to the nearest whole number for soluble solids, 0.1 percent for pH, and 0.01 percent for sodium and water activity. Any result not conforming to the analytical requirements, as indicated by USDA test results, shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

4.1 The browning and seasoning sauce shall comply with all applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sale of the browning and seasoning sauce within the commercial marketplace. Delivered browning and seasoning sauce shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.

5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS.

5.1 Product conformance. The browning and seasoning sauce provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to the producer’s own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same browning and seasoning sauce offered for sale in the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.

5.2 Quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that product quality or acceptability or both be determined, the Processed products Branch (PPB), Fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, shall be the certifying activity and shall make the determination in accordance with applicable PPB procedures. The browning and seasoning sauce shall be examined or analyzed or both in accordance with applicable provisions in this CID, solicitation, contract, or purchase order, and, when applicable, the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers in effect on the date of the solicitation.