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Standards and Specifications
 
Fruit and Vegetable Commodity Specifications Open for Review and Comment  
AMS, Poultry Programs, Commodity Procurement Division offers the following fruit and vegetable specifications for your review and comment. Please include a justification or basis for your comment(s), as appropriate. This will assist us in the document development and revision process.

 
Fruit and Vegetable Specifications

 

 
  • All comments are due 2 weeks after posting of the draft.

 

 

 
Additional Services

 
USDA/AMS/FV provides various grading and inspection programs for canned, frozen, and dried fruits and vegetables, and related products. These services can be tailored to fit most needs.

 
USDA/AMS/FV also provides services that include:

 
  • Inspection of processing plants for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices and private buyer sanitation requirements.
  • Checking warehouse lots for condition of food containers and wholesomeness of product.
  • Case stamping to provide lot identity.
  • Checkloading to verify identity and quantity.
  • Inspection of military rations.

 

 

 
  Last Modified Date: 05/13/2012