A-A-20064 Starches, Edible

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A-A-20064

Quality assurance.

When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, will determine the quality assurance of the edible starches according to FGIS procedures. The product shall be examined and/or analyzed in accordance with applicable provisions in the CID, and when applicable, the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers currently in effect on the date of the solicitation.

Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling and marking.

The starches shall be preserved, packaged, packed, and case marked in accordance with good commercial practice. Commercial labeling and packaging, as may be augmented by the contract or purchase order, shall be acceptable. Shipping containers shall comply with National Motor Freight or Uniform Freight Classification, as applicable.

For Department of Defense procurements.

The following requirements are applicable when specified by the contracting officer:

A. Commercial packaging: The product shall be packaged in accordance with (1) and (2).

(1) Type I. One pound of product shall be packaged in a box in accordance with good commercial practice.

(2) Type II. Four pounds of product shall be packaged in a 603 by 700 size metal can in accordance with good commercial practice.

B. Commercial packing. The product shall be packed in accordance with (1) or (2):

(1) One-pound and four-pound packages. Twenty-four 1-pound packages of Type I pr six 4-pound cans of Type II product shall be packed in fiberboard containers complying with Uniform Freight Classification or National Motor Freight Classification, as applicable, except metal fasteners shall not be used in the final closure of fiberboard boxes.

(2) Fifty-pound packs. Fifty pounds of Type II or Type III product shall be packed in a multiwall paper shipping sack in accordance with commercial practice.