A-A-20113 Milk And Milk Products (S/S By A-A-20251)This Commercial Item Description (CID) covers milk and milk products of the groups, types, and classes as listed below to include those products which have been pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized (requiring refrigerated handling and storage), or aseptically processed and packaged (requiring commercial sterility of the product under normal nonrefrigerated conditions) and are suitable for use by the Federal Government.

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A. Commercial packing. Packing shal1 be in accordance with commercial practice, except foil-lined paperboard containers shall be packed in a fiberboard box conforming to Style RSC, Class domestic of PPP-B-636.

C. Export packaging. Same as for commercial packaging except for UHT milk. The UHT milk shall be packaged in hermetically sealed cans or foil-lined paperboard containers. Metal cans shall be tin-plated, round, open-top style, with soldered or welded side seams and compound-lined, double-seamed ends. Alternatively, can ends may be fabricated from ECCS plate; enameled inside and out. The entire inside area of can shall be enameled. The can shall be coated outside with a coating conforming to Type I, or when specified, Type III of TT-C-495. Foil-lined paperboard cartons shall be in accordance with commercial practice.

D. Export packing. The product shal1 be packed in a snug-fitting fiberboard box, constructed, closed and reinforced in accordance with Style RSC, Grade V3c, V3s, or V4s of PPP-B-636; alternatively, the shipping container shall be a wax-impregnated fiberboard box constructed in accordance with Style RSC, Class 2, Type SWCFI, Grade 275 of PPP-B-1163. The wax-impregnated box shall be closed with hot melt adhesive and shall be reinforced with one lengthwise band and two girthwise bands in accordance with the appendix of PPP-B-636. Reinforcement shall be restricted to nonmetallic strapping or pressure sensitive adhesive, filament-reinforced tape in accordance with the appendix of PPP-B-636.

E. Unit loads. Shipping containers shall be arranged in accordance with MIL-L-35078. When unit loads are strapped, the strapping shall be limited to non-metallic strapping, except for Type II, Class F loads.

F. Labeling. Commercial labeling shall be acceptable.

G. Marking. Marking of shipping container and unit load shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-129.

For aseptically processed and packaged product, the following information shall be printed or legibly stenciled in capital letters of the same height between 1 and 1-1/2 inches high on top of each fiberboard container.

STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE

DO NOT FREEZE

In addition, the unit loads of aseptically processed product packaged in foil-lined paperboard containers shall be marked on two adjacent side with the following precautionary marking in capital letters larger than other markings: