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Quality assurance.
Prior to award of contract, the plant which manufactures the natural cheese, the plant which shreds/grates the cheese, the plant which blends the cheeses, and the plant which packages the pizza cheese blend shall be approved by the Dairy Grading Branch, Dairy Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Approved plants must satisfactorily meet the requirements contained in the “General Specifications for Dairy Plants Approved for USDA Inspection and Grading Service” (7 CFR Part 58) and shall be eligible for listing in the publication, “Dairy Plants Surveyed and Approved for USDA Grading Service”. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the Dairy Grading Branch will determine the quality of the pizza cheese blend, according to applicable standards and Dairy Grading Branch procedures. The product shall be examined 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 solicitation.
Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking.
The pizza cheese blend, shall be preserved, packaged, packed, labeled, and cases marked in accordance with good commercial practice. Commercial labeling and packaging, as may be augmented by the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, shall be acceptable. Shipping containers shall comply with the National Motor Freight Classification or the Uniform Freight Classification, as applicable.
For Department of Defense procurements (Only).
The following requirements are applicable when specified by the contracting officer.
A. Commercial packaging. Four pounds (1.814 kg) of Type I product shall be unit packed into a size 603 x 700 metal can or four pounds to six pounds (1.814 kg to 2.722 kg) of Type II product shall be unit packed in a polyethylene bag in accordance with good commercial practice.
B. Commercial packing. Six cans of Type I product or six polyethylene bags of Type II product shall be packed in a fiberboard box complying with the Uniform Freight Classification or the National Motor Freight Classification, as applicable, except that the closure of the fiberboard box shall be in accordance with Method II as specified in the appendix of PPP-B-636.
C. Export packaging. Four pounds (1.814 kg) of Type I product shall be unit packed into a size 603 x 700 open-top style, round, metal can with a soldered
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