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4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
4.1 The delivered ready-to-use dry onions shall comply with all applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sale of the ready-to-use dry onions within the commercial marketplace. Delivered ready-to-use dry onions shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.
5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS.
5.1 Contractor’s certification. The contractor shall certify and maintain substantiating evidence that the ready-to-use dry onions offered meets the salient characteristics of this CID, and that the ready-to-use dry onions conform to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and are the same ready-to-use dry onions offered for sale in the commercial marketplace. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.
5.2 Quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that product 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 the certifying activity and shall make the determination in accordance with applicable PPB procedures. The ready-to-use dry onions 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 currently in effect on the date of the solicitation.
5.3 Examination of finished product. For lot sizes of 2 to 501,000 bags and over, 13 bags shall be selected. The sample unit shall be 2 pounds of product from each of 13 bags yielding 13, 2 pounds samples. When the lot size is less than 3, examine all sample units. The finished ready-to-use dry onions shall be evaluated for conformance to the salient characteristics. The lot shall be rejected if one or more sample units fail to conform to the salient characteristics.
6. PACKAGING.
6.1 Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking shall be as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
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