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5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS.
5.1 Product conformance. The frozen, preformed, precooked, potato products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to the producer’s own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and is the same frozen, preformed, precooked, potato products offered for sale in the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.
5.2 Quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that quality or acceptability or both be determined, the Processed Products Branch (PPB), Fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, shall be certifying activity and shall make the determination in accordance with applicable PPB procedures. The frozen, preformed, precooked, potato products shall be examined or analyzed or both in accordance with applicable provisions in this CID, solicitation, contract, or purchase order, and, when applicable, the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers in effect on the date of solicitation.
6. PACKAGING.
6.1 Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking. The frozen, preformed, precooked, potato products shall be preserved, packaged, packed, labeled, and case marked as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
7. NOTES.
7.1 Purchasers shall specify:
Type of pack(s) and style(s) of potato product(s)
Prefry color
Seasoning(s)
Heating method
Size and count
Blanching method – Style E only
7.2 Sources of documents.
7.2.1 Sources of information for non-governmental documents are as follows:
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