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Grading Certification and Verification

GVD Instructions - 600 Series - Certification

GVD 600 - General Product Certification Procedures - PDF file

GVD 602 - Certification Stamps - PDF file

GVD 603 - Product Control - PDF file

GVD 604 - Lot Definition - PDF file

GVD 605 - Sample Plan Preparation and Recordkeeping - PDF file

GVD 607 - Special Procedures for Certifying Kosher Ground Beef - PDF file

GVD 608 - Temperature Certification for Chilled Products - PDF file

GVD 609 - Organoleptic Examination for Meat - PDF file

GVD 610 - Preparation of Samples for Laboratory Fat Analysis for Non-Federal Purchase Items - PDF file

GVD 612 - Examination and Sampling Procedures for Microbiological Requirements for Non-Federal Purchase Items - PDF file

GVD 614 - Metal Detection - PDF file

GVD 615 - Net Weight Examination - PDF file

GVD 616 - Sealing, Stamping, and Control of Containers - PDF file

GVD 617 - Condition of Container Examination - PDF file

GVD 618 - Final Acceptance of Frozen Products Examined and Certified in the Chilled State - PDF file

GVD 619 - Requirements for Frozen Product Examination - PDF file

GVD 620 - Certification for Stockpile - PDF file

GVD 621 - Product Examination Service - PDF file

GVD 622 - Certification of Meat and Meat Products for True Name, Weight, Grade, Quality, and/or Condition - PDF file

GVD 625 - Monitoring and Verification Guidelines for Federal Ground Beef Purchases - PDF file

GVD 631 - Procedures for Monitoring the Destruction of Recalled Federal Purchase Meat Items - PDF file

GVD 638 - Process Control Certification Program - PDF file

GVD 639 - Guaranteed Return Program for Process Control Certification Participants - PDF file

GVD 640 - Certification of Further Processed Commodity Meat Products - PDF file

GVD 644 - Instructions for Completing the USDA Donated Meat Product Production Information Form - PDF file

GVD 650 - Certification of Breading Percentage for Meat Products - PDF file

GVD 651 Certification of Portion Weights and Dimensions - PDF file

GVD 652 Certification of Child and Nutrition Labeling of Products - PDF

GVD 653 - Food Defense Sampling Program – PDF

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