METRIC A-A-20175E February 21, 2013
SUPERSEDING
A-A-20175D December 14, 2011
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION CHEWING GUM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description (CID).
1. SCOPE. This CID covers chewing gum, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments, and other interested parties; and as a component of operational rations.
2. PURCHASER NOTES.
2.1 Purchasers shall specify the following:
- Type(s), size(s), style(s), flavor(s), and class(es) of chewing gum required (Sec. 3).
- When the age requirement at the time of delivery is other than specified (Sec. 5.3).
- When analytical requirements are different than specified (Sec. 7.1).
- When analytical requirements need to be verified (Sec. 7.2).
- Manufacturer's/distributor's certification (Sec. 10.3) or USDA certification (Sec. 10.4).
2.2 Purchasers may specify the following:
- Food Defense Section 10.1: Food Defense System Survey (FDSS) (Sec. 10.1.1), or Food
Defense Addendum to Plant Systems Audit (PSA) (Sec. 10.1.2), or (Sec. 10.1.2 with
10.2.1).
- Manufacturer's quality assurance (Sec. 10.2 with 10.2.1) or (Sec. 10.2 with 10.2.2).
- Packaging requirements other than commercial (Sec. 11).
3. CLASSIFICATION. The chewing gum shall conform to the following list which shall be specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
AMSC N/A FSC 8925
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