A-A-20047 Meat Purees, With Meat Broths, CannedThis Commercial Item Description CID covers meat purees, with meat broths, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments and other interested parties.

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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 9.2 is specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, USDA certification shall include evaluation of the quality and condition of samples of packaged meat purees, and compliance with requirements in the following areas:

-  Salient characteristics (Sec. 5).

-  Analytical requirements when specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order Sec.

6.1).  When USDA analytical testing is specified, AMS inspection personnel shall select samples and submit them to the USDA, Science and Technology Programs (S&TP) laboratory for analysis.

-  Packaging requirements (Sec. 10 or as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order).

12.  REFERENCE NOTES.

12.1  USDA certification contract.

12.1.1  Meat grading and certification.  For MGCB certification, contact the Deputy Director, MGCB, Office of Field Operations, LSP, AMS, USDA, 400 Livestock Exchange Building, Denver, CO 80216-2139, telephone (303) 294-7676 or Fax (303) 294-7523.

12.1.2  Poultry grading.  For PYP grading, contact the Chief, GB, PYP, AMS, USDA, STOP

0258, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0258, telephone (202) 720-

3271 or FAX (202) 690-3165.

12.2.  Analytical testing and technical information.  For USDA technical information on analytical testing, contact the Branch Chief, Technical Service Branch, S&TP, AMS, USDA, STOP 0272,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0272, telephone (202) 690-0621, or via E-mail: anita.okrend@usda.gov.

12.3  Sources of documents.

12.3.1  Source of information for nongovernmental documents are as follows :

Copies of the Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International may be obtained from: AOAC International, 481 North Frederick Avenue, Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, telephone on

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