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9.2 Manufacturer’s quality certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the manufacturer/distributor will certify that the finished bakery mixes distributed meets or exceeds the requirements of this CID.
9.3 USDA certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that the product quality and acceptability or both be determined, USDA/FGIS or USDA/AMS (depending on how it is packaged) shall be the certifying program. The agency inspectors shall certify the quality and acceptability of the bakery mixes in accordance with agency procedures which include selecting random samples of the bakery mixes, evaluating the samples for conformance with the salient characteristics of this CID and other contractual requirements, and documenting the findings on official score sheets and/or certificates. In addition, when required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, agency inspectors will examine the bakery mixes for conformance to the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers in effect on the date of the solicitation.
10. PACKAGING. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking shall be commercial unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
11. USDA INSPECTION NOTES. When Section 9.3 is specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, USDA certification shall include evaluation of the quality and condition of samples of packaged bakery mixes, and compliance with the requirements in the following areas:
- Salient characteristics (Sec. 5).
- Analytical requirements when specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order (Sec. 6.2). When USDA analytical testing is specified, FGIS or AMS inspection personnel shall select samples and submit them to the USDA, FGIS or AMS laboratory for analysis.
- Packaging requirements (Sec. 10 or as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order).
12. REFERENCE NOTES.
12.1 USDA certification contact.
12.1.1 Federal Grain Inspection Service. For USDA, FGIS certification, contact the Policy and Procedures Branch, Field Management Division, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), STOP 3632, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3632, telephone (202) 720-0252, Fax (202) 720-101, or via E-mail: HenryC.Greenwood@usda.gov.
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