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Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications

IMPS are a series of meat product specifications maintained by AMS. They are developed as voluntary consensus specifications. Large volume purchasers such as Federal, State and Local Government agencies, schools, restaurants, hotels, and other food service users reference the IMPS for procuring meat products.

The IMPS are composed of the following series:

  • General Requirements (pdf)
  • Quality Assurance Provisions (pdf)
  • 100 Fresh Beef (pdf)
  • 200 Fresh Lamb and Mutton (pdf)
  • 300 Fresh Veal and Calf (pdf)
  • 400 Fresh Pork (pdf)
  • 500 Cured, Cured and Smoked, Cooked Pork Products (pdf)
  • 600 Cured, Dried and Smoked Beef Products (pdf)
  • 700 Variety Meats and Edible By-Products (pdf)
  • 800 Sausage Products (pdf)
  • 11 Fresh Goat (pdf)

USDA IMPS are now available in Spanish

  • 100 Fresh Beef - Spanish (pdf)
  • 200 Fresh Lamb and Mutton - Spanish (pdf)
  • 300 Fresh Veal and Calf- Spanish (pdf)
  • 400 Fresh Pork- Spanish (pdf)
  • 11 Fresh Goat – Spanish (pdf)

 

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