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5.3.4 Fortification. Unless otherwise specified, the product shall be fortified at a level not to exceed 50 percent of the Daily Value (DV) for infants per l/2 ounce serving.
5.4 Foreign material. There shall be no evidence of foreign material such as, but limited to dirt, insect parts, hair, wood, glass, or metal.
5.5 Age requirement. Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the instant cereal for babies shall be manufactured not more than 45 days prior to delivery to the purchaser. The instant cereal for babies shall have a shelf life of at least one year from the date of manufacture.
6. MANUFACTURER’S/DISTRIBUTOR’S PRODUCT ASSURANCE. The manufacturer/distributor shall certify that the instant cereal for babies provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to their own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same instant cereal for babies offered for sale in the commercial market. The purchaser reserves the right to require proof of conformance.
7. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The delivered instant cereal for babies shall comply with all applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sate of the instant cereal for babies within the commercial marketplace. Delivered instant cereal for babies shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
8. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Purchaser shall specify 8.2 or 8.3; purchaser may specify 8.1 with 8.1.1, or 8.1 with 8.1.2, or 8.1 with 8.1.3.
8.1 Manufacturer’s quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, 01 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.
8.1.1 Plant systems audit. A plant systems audit (PSA) conducted by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) or another audit performed by a third party auditing service is required within 12 months prior to the date of the awarding of the contract. (A FGIS PSA verifies the manufacturer’s capability to produce products in a clean, sanitary environment in accordance with Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 110- Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food and verifies that the manufacturer has in place an internal quality assurance program. The FGIS PSA determines the manufacturer’s ability to produce under this CID, if the products of interest are identified at the time of the PSA.)
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