AMSC N/A FSC 8930 

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September 11, 2015 

SUPERSEDING 

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COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION

JELLY, FRUIT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized 

the use of this Commercial Item Description (CID).

1. SCOPE. This CID covers fruit jelly packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable 

for use by Federal, State, local governments, other interested parties and as a component of 

operational rations. Please note: This document does not guarantee purchase of this item by 

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2. PURCHASER NOTES.

2.1 Purchasers must specify the following: 

 - Type(s), kind(s) (standardized), style(s), and finished product quality of fruit jelly required 

(Sec. 3).

 - Manufacturer’s/distributor’s certification (Sec. 9.3) or USDA certification (Sec. 9.4). 

2.2 Purchasers may specify the following:

 - Agricultural practice(s) of fruit jelly desired (Sec. 3). 

 - Food Defense (Sec. 9.1) and Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance (Sec. 9.2). Purchaser may 

specify one of the following combinations: Sec. 9.1.1 with 9.2.1 or 9.1.2 with 9.2.2. 

 - Packaging requirements other than commercial (Sec. 10).

3. CLASSIFICATION. The fruit jelly must conform to the following list which must be 

specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order. 

Types, kinds (standardized), styles, agricultural practices and finished product quality.

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Type I - Standardized, single (see Sec. 6.1.1) 

Type II - Standardized, variety (see Sec. 6.1.2) 

1 For USDA purchase specifications please visit the following websites: Commodity Purchase Specifications for Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) and Commodity Purchase Specifications for Farm Service Agency (FSA). 2 Not all options are available from every manufacturer. Check with the manufacturer/distributor for availability.

METRIC
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Type III - Nonstandardized, single (see Sec. 6.1.3)

Type IV - Nonstandardized, variety (see Sec. 6.1.4)

Kind A - Apple

Kind B - Apricot

Kind C - Blackberry (other than dewberry)

Kind D - Black raspberry

Kind E - Boysenberry

Kind F - Cherry

Kind G - Crabapple

Kind H - Cranberry

Kind I - Damson, damson plum

Kind J - Dewberry (other than boysenberry, loganberry, and youngberry)

Kind K - Fig

Kind L - Gooseberry

Kind M - Grape

Kind N - Grapefruit

Kind O - Greengage, greengage plum

Kind P - Guava

Kind Q - Loganberry

Kind R - Orange

Kind S - Peach

Kind T- - Pineapple

Kind U - Plum (other than damson, greengage, and prune)

Kind V - Pomegranate

Kind W - Prickly pear

Kind X - Quince

Kind Y - Raspberry, red raspberry

Kind Z - Red currant, currant (other than black current)

Kind AA - Strawberry

Kind BB - Youngberry

Style 1 - Regular

Style 2 - Reduced sugar (Must comply with 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 

101.60, 21 CFR § 130.10)

Agricultural practice (A) - Conventional

Agricultural practice (B) - Organic

Finished product quality a - U.S. Grade A (see Sec. 6.4.4.1)

Finished product quality b - Equivalent to U.S. Grade A (see Sec. 6.4.4.2)
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4. MANUFACTURER’S/DISTRIBUTOR’S NOTES. Manufacturer’s/distributor’s 

products must meet the requirements of the:

 - Processing guidelines (Sec. 5). 

 - Salient characteristics (Sec. 6).

 - Manufacturer’s/distributor’s product assurance (Sec. 7).

 - Regulatory requirements (Sec. 8).

 - Quality assurance provisions: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 9).

 - Packaging requirements other than commercial: as specified by the purchaser (Sec. 10).

5. PROCESSING GUIDELINES. 

5.1 Processing. The fruit jelly must be processed in accordance with Current Good 

Manufacturing Practices (21 CFR Part 110). 

5.2 Food defense. The fruit jelly must be processed and transported in accordance with the 

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Guidance for Industry: Food Producers, Processors, 

and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance.3

 This guidance identifies the 

kinds of preventive measures food manufacturers, processors, or handlers may take to minimize 

the risk that food under their control will be subject to tampering or other malicious, criminal, or 

terrorist actions. The implementation of enhanced food defense preventive measures provides 

for the security of a plant’s production processes and includes the storage and transportation of 

pre-production raw materials, other ingredients, and post-production finished product. 

5.3 Organic ingredients. When organic fruit jelly is specified in the solicitation, contract, or 

purchase order, the fruit jelly must be produced, handled, and labeled in accordance with the 

USDA organic regulations by an operation that is certified organic in accordance with the 

requirements of the National Organic Program (7 CFR Part 205). A Certificate of Organic 

Production or Handling must be provided to verify that the product was processed and handled in 

accordance with the USDA organic regulations. 

6. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.

6.1 Definitions.

6.1.1 Type I - Standardized, single. Prepared from a single variety of fruit juice ingredients 

and must comply with 21 CFR § 150.140. 

6.1.2 Type II - Standardized, variety. Prepared from a mixture of two or more varieties of 

fruit juice ingredients and must comply with 21 CFR § 150.140. 

3 http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/FoodDefense/ucm083075.htm.
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6.1.3 Type III - Nonstandardized, single. Prepared from a single variety of fruit or nonfruit 

juice ingredients and must comply with FDA Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 550.475 Jellies, 

Nonstandardized.4

6.1.4 Type IV - Nonstandardized, variety. Prepared from a mixture of two or more varieties 

of fruit and/or nonfruit juice ingredient(s) and must comply with FDA Compliance Policy Guide 

Sec. 550.475 Jellies, Nonstandardized.4

6.2 Ingredients. All ingredients must be declared by their common or usual name in 

descending order of predominance by weight (21 CFR § 101.4(a)) unless exempted by 21 CFR § 

101.100. 

6.3 Sweetening ingredients.

6.3.1 Style 1, Regular. Sweetening ingredients may be any of those permitted in quantities 

permitted by the FDA Standards of Identity for Fruit Jelly (21 CFR § 150.140). 

6.3.2 Style 2, Reduced sugar. Fruit jelly sweetened with nonnutritive sweeteners must comply 

with 21 CFR § 130.10, Requirements for foods named by use of a nutrient content claim and a 

standardized term. The nonnutritive sweeteners must be approved by the FDA for food use. 

6.4 Finished product. 

6.4.1 Consistency. The fruit jelly must have a tender to slightly firm texture with a spreadable 

consistency and must retain a compact shape without excessive weeping.

6.4.2 Color. The color of the fruit jelly must be characteristic of the variety or varieties of fruit 

and/or nonfruit juice ingredient(s). The fruit jelly must be clear or translucent and must have a 

sparkling luster. 

6.4.3 Flavor. The fruit jelly must have a distinct flavor characteristic of the fruit or nonfruit 

ingredients and must be free from any caramelized flavor or any objectionable flavor. 

6.4.4 Finished product quality. 

6.4.4.1 USDA certification. When specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that 

U.S. Grade A be provided, the fruit jelly must be graded and certified by Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), USDA in accordance with the United States Standards for Grades of Fruit Jelly.

6.4.4.2 Manufacturer’s certification. When specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase 

order that the fruit jelly must be equivalent in quality to U.S. Grade A of the United States 

4 http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm074533.htm.
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Standards for Grades of Fruit Jelly, the manufacturer must provide a certificate as evidence of 

product conformance. 

6.5 Foreign material. All ingredients and finished product must be clean, sound, wholesome, 

and free from evidence of rodent or insect infestation. 

7. MANUFACTURER’S/DISTRIBUTOR’S PRODUCT ASSURANCE. The manufacturer/ 

distributor must certify that the fruit jelly provided meets the salient characteristics of this CID, 

conform to their own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same 

fruit jelly offered for sale in the commercial market. The purchaser reserves the right to require 

proof of conformance. 

8. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The delivered fruit jelly must comply with all 

applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, 

packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sale of the fruit jelly in the commercial 

marketplace. Delivered fruit jelly must comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and regulations 

promulgated thereunder. When a known allergen is included in the fruit jelly, the fruit jelly must 

comply with the allergen labeling requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 

When the fruit jelly is used for the National School Lunch Program, the fruit jelly must comply 

with all applicable provisions of the Child Nutrition (CN) Program.

9. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Purchaser must specify 9.3 or 9.4. Purchaser 

may specify one of the following combinations: 9.1.1 with 9.2.1, or 9.1.2 with 9.2.2. 

9.1 Food defense. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, a Food 

Defense System Survey (FDSS) must be conducted by USDA, AMS, Fruit and Vegetable 

Program (FV), Specialty Crops Inspection (SCI) Division. Food defense requirements include a 

documented and operational food defense plan that provides for the security of a plant’s 

production processes and includes the storage and transportation of pre-production raw materials 

and other ingredients and postproduction finished product. The plan must address the following 

areas: (1) food security plan management; (2) outside and inside security of the production and 

storage facilities; (3) slaughter, when applicable, and processing, including all raw material 

sources; (4) shipping and receiving; (5) storage; (6) water and ice supply; (7) mail handling; (8) 

personnel security; and (9) transportation, shipping, and receiving.

9.1.1 FDSS. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, a FDSS must be 

conducted by USDA, AMS, FV, SCI Division. The FDSS verifies that operators of food 

establishments have implemented measures to minimize the risk of tampering or other criminal 

actions against the food under their control. An AMS, FDSS verifies the participating 

company’s adherence to the FDA’s Guidance for Industry - Food Producers, Processors, and 

Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance. 
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9.1.2 Food defense section of the Plant Systems Audit (PSA). When required in the 

solicitation, contract, or purchase order, a food defense audit will be conducted as part of the 

PSA. The audit will be conducted by USDA, AMS, FV, SCI Division auditors. This verifies 

that operators of food establishments have implemented measures to minimize the risk of 

tampering or other criminal actions against the food under their control. The food defense 

section of the PSA verifies the participating company’s adherence to the FDA’s Guidance for 

Industry - Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures 

Guidance. 

9.2 Manufacturer’s quality assurance. When required in the solicitation, contract, or 

purchase order, the product manufacturer must be required to provide evidence, by certificate, 

that the manufacturing plant has undertaken one of the following quality assurance measures 

within 12 months prior to providing a bid or no later than 10 business days from the date of the 

awarding of the contract. Failure to provide this documentation within the proper time frame 

may result in the contract being terminated for cause.

9.2.1 Plant survey. A plant survey conducted by USDA, AMS, or other survey performed by a 

third party auditing service is required within 12 months prior to the date of the awarding of the 

contract. An AMS plant survey audit verifies that, at the time of the survey, the manufacturer 

produces products in a clean sanitary environment in accordance with Current Good 

Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food (21 CFR Part 

110).

9.2.2 PSA. A PSA conducted by USDA, AMS, or other audit performed by a third party 

auditing service is required within 12 months prior to the date of the awarding of the contract. 

An AMS PSA verifies the manufacturer's capability to produce products in a clean sanitary 

environment in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, 

Packing, or Holding Human Food (21 CFR Part 110), and verifies that the manufacturer has in 

place an internal quality assurance program. 

9.3 Manufacturer’s/distributor’s certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or 

purchase order, the manufacturer/distributor must certify that the fruit jelly distributed meets or 

exceeds the requirements of this CID. 

9.4 USDA certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that 

product quality and acceptability or both be determined, the SCI Division, FV, AMS, USDA, 

must be the certifying program. SCI Division inspectors must certify the quality and 

acceptability of the fruit jelly in accordance with SCI Division procedures, which include 

selecting random samples of the fruit jelly, evaluating the samples for conformance with the 

salient characteristics of this CID and other contractual requirements, and documenting the 

findings on official SCI Division score sheets and/or certificates. In addition, when required in 

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for conformance to the U.S. Standards for Condition of Food Containers (7 CFR Part 42) in 

effect on the date of the solicitation.

10. PACKAGING. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking must be 

commercial unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order. 

11. USDA INSPECTION NOTES. When Section 9.4 is specified in the solicitation, 

contract, or purchase order, USDA certification must include evaluation of the quality and 

condition of samples of fruit jelly and compliance with requirements in the following areas:

 - Processing guidelines (Sec. 5). 

 - Salient characteristics (Sec. 6).

 - Packaging requirements (Sec. 10 or as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase 

order).

12. REFERENCE NOTES.

12.1 USDA services.

12.1.1 USDA certification and Plant Survey. For a USDA certification and plant survey 

contact the Associate Director, Inspection Operations, SCI Division, FV, AMS, USDA, 

Room 1536 South Building, STOP 0240, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 

20250-0240, telephone (202) 720-2482, fax (202) 720-0393, or via E-mail: 

Nathaniel.Taylor@ams.usda.gov.

12.1.2 USDA FDSS and PSA. For a USDA FDSS and PSA contact the Chief, Auditing 

Services Branch, Inspection Operations, SCI Division, FV, AMS, USDA, Room 1536 South 

Building, STOP 0240, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0240, 

telephone (202) 720-5021, fax (202) 260-8927, or via E-mail: fvaudits@ams.usda.gov. 

12.2 Sources of documents.

12.2.1 Source of information for nongovernmental document is as follows:

Copies of the Food Chemicals Codex and U.S. Pharmacopeia may be purchased from: United 

States Pharmacopeia Convention, 12601 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20877, 

telephone (800) 227-8772 or (301) 881-0666, Fax (301) 816-8148 or on the Internet at: 

http://www.usp.org. 

12.2.2 Sources of information for governmental documents are as follows: 

Applicable provisions of the U.S. Standards for Condition of Food Containers are contained in 7 

CFR Part 42, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act are contained in 16 CFR Parts 500 to 503, and 
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the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act are contained in 21 CFR Parts 1 to 199. These 

documents may be purchased from: Superintendent of Documents, New Orders, P.O. Box 

979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover/ NOVUS, 

and American Express) purchases may be made by calling the Superintendent of 

Documents on (866) 512-1800, (202) 512-1800. These documents may also be obtained free 

of charge on the Internet at: 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR. 

Copies of Guidance for Industry - Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security 

Preventive Measures Guidance is available online from: FDA, Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) on the Internet at: 

http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation

/FoodDefense/ucm083075.htm. 

Copies of the FDA Compliance Policy Guide Section 550.475 are available from: FDA, Center 

for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) on the Internet at:

http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm0

74533.htm. 

Copies of the United States Standards for Grades of Fruit Jelly are available on the Internet at: 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Canned_Fruit_Jelly_Standard%5B1%5

D.pdf

Copies of this CID and the U.S. Standards for Condition of Food Containers (7 CFR Part 42) are 

available from: Director, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Fruit and Vegetable

Program, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, STOP 

0240, Washington, D.C. 20250, via E-mail: CIDS@ams.usda.gov or on the Internet at:

http://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/cids and 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/publications/content/condition-food-container-manual. 

Copies of this CID are also available online at: ASSIST Online (https://assist.dla.mil) or 

ASSIST Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil) or from the Standardization Documents 

Order Desk, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Document Services, Building 4D, 700 

Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094. 

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which may improve this document should be sent to: DLA Troop Support, ATTN: DLAFTSA, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5092 or via E-mail: 

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