June 22, 2021 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 

 

COMMODITY SPECIFICATION for CANNED FRUIT May 2021

The purpose of this amendment is to revise the individual specification to:

• Add new/additional requirements for Peaches, Shelf-Stable, in 4.0 oz. Individual Serving 

Size Cups within a 4-cup sleeve.

Additions are shown in blue below: 

This item must meet all existing and relevant requirements of the current AMS Master 

Solicitation for Commodity Procurement – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) and the 

Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit May2021, with the additional requirements shown 

below.

Peaches in Individual Serving Size Cups

Inspection: USDA, SCI Inspection/Grading shall occur during on-line production or repacking of 

the end product. 

Fruit Source: The peaches used to pack the individual cups may be either fresh, drained 6/#10 

cans, or drained aseptic bins or drums. Fresh peaches used must be from the current crop 

year and canned or aseptically packed peaches used must be from the 2021 or 2022 crop year. 

1. Grade: 

U.S. Grade B or better, as defined by the: 

United States Standards for Grades of Canned Clingstone Peaches or the United States 

Standards for Grades of Canned Freestone Peaches. Whichever is applicable. 

2. Varietal types: Yellow Freestone (Lovell and Kim Elberta varieties excluded) or Yellow 

Clingstone.

3. Style: Diced (approximately 3/8 inch to 5/8 inch).

4. Packing Medium: Packing medium ingredients must comply with U.S. Origin 

requirements in the current issue of the MSCP-D.

New packing medium will be added during the cup filling process and must meet one of the 

requirements shown below.

 

 Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Solicitation/IFB, packing media (as defined in 

the U.S. Standards) may be sucrose or other FDA approved syrups:

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• Extra light syrup

• slightly sweetened fruit juice(s) and water*

• slightly sweetened fruit juice(s)* 

• fruit juice(s)*

• (*) If the packing medium is slightly sweetened fruit juice(s) and water, slightly 

 sweetened fruit juice(s), or fruit juice, then the Brix measurement must not 

 exceed extra light syrup for the product.

 The label must declare the correct packing medium.

5. The addition of ascorbic acid and/or citric acid are optional. 

6. Drained Weight of the Fruit: 

• Average Drained Weight – Shall be a minimum of 55 percent of the net label weight. 

• Individual cup – No cup will be less than 45 percent of the net weight. 

7. Primary Container – Individual portion serving plastic cups in sleeves (four 4.0 oz cups per 

printed sleeve). Sleeves: 

a. Must be commercially labeled with minimum FDA labeling requirements.

b. Must have at least 2 additional colors other than black and/or white and a visual 

representation of the product.

c. Must be suitably code marked so that the product can be identified with related 

inspection certificates and to insure traceability in the event of a recall.

d. Sleeve must contain Nutrition Facts Label. 

8. Truckload case count: 5,040 cases. 

9. Material Code and UPC: 

Canned Fruit WBSCM

Material Primary Container Secondary 

Container

Peaches Diced Cup 24/4.0 oz. 

(Within 4-cup sleeve) 111441 7 15001 11441 9 1 07 15001 11441 6

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.