PACKER CONTAINER 

Form AD – 749 

(11/77) 

CUMULATIVE ORIGINAL INSPECTIONS 

OF CONDITION OF CONTAINERS 

LOCATION OF PLANT AQL’S 

 0.25  1.5  6.5 

 OTHER (Specify) 

INSTRUCTIONS: Keep a separate record on inspection Do not record resubmitted lots. If double sampling plans 

lots by (1) source, (2) style, (3) size, (4) type of container, are used, all sample units inspected will be recorded, 

and (5) specified combination of AQL’s not “first” samples only. 

Date 

Of 

Inspection 

Normal 

(√) 

Tightened 

(√) 

Reduced 

(√) 

Ac. 

(√) 

Re. 

(√) 

For acceptable lots under original normal inspection only 

Sample 

units 

NUMBER OF 

DEFECTS 

Cumulative 

Sample Units in 

Consecutive 

Inspections 

CUMULATIVE DEFECTS 

IN CONSECUTIVE 

INSPECTIONS 

Critical Major Total Critical Major Total 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM AD – 749 (Reverse) 

CONDITIONS FOR SWITCHING TO AND FROM NORMAL INSPECTION 

(From “Standards for Condition of Food Containers,” 7 CFR 42.108) 

1. Normal Inspection to Reduced Inspection. When normal inspection is in effect, reduced inspection 

shall be instituted providing that reduced inspection is considered desirable by the Administrator and 

further providing that all of the following conditions are satisfied for each class of defects: 

(a) The preceding 10 inspection lots (or more, as indicated by the note to table below) which have 

been inspected within the preceding 6 months have been on normal inspection and none has 

been rejected on original inspection (excluding resubmitted lots); and 

(b) The total number of defects in the samples from the preceding 10 inspection lots (or such other 

number of lots indicated above) is equal to or less than the applicable number given in table 

below. Before switching to reduced inspection, all classes of defects must meet the rules for 

switching. 

TABLE III-B –LIMIT NUMBERS FOR REDUCED INSPECTION 

Number of sample units from last 10 Acceptable quantity level 

consecutive lots inspected within 6 months 0.15 0.25 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 6.5 10.0 

320-499............................................... (*) (8) (*) 0 1 4 8 14 24 

500-799............................................... (*) (*) 0 2 3 7 14 25 40 

800-1,249............................................. (*) 0 1 4 7 14 24 42 68 

1,250-1,999.......................................... 0 0 3 7 13 24 40 69 110 

2,000-3,149.......................................... 0 2 6 14 22 40 68 115 181 

3,150-4,999.......................................... 1 4 10 24 38 67 111 186 293 

5,000-7,999.......................................... 3 7 18 40 63 110 181 302 472 

8,000-12,499........................................ 7 14 31 68 105 181 297 491 675 

12,500-19,999....................................... 13 24 52 110 169 290 471 777 1207 

*Denotes that the number of sample units from the last 10 inspection lots is not sufficient for reduced inspection for this AQL. In this instance more than 10 

inspection lots may be used for the calculations if; the inspection lots used are for the most recent ones in sequence within the last 6 months, they have all 

been on normal inspection, and none has been rejected on original inspection. 

2. Reduced Inspection to Normal Inspection. 

(a) An inspection lot is rejected on original inspection; or 

(b) Production becomes irregular (delayed or accelerated); or 

(c) Other valid conditions warrant that normal inspection shall be reinstituted. 

3. Normal Inspection to Tightened Inspection. When normal inspection is in effect, tightened inspection 

shall be instituted when 2 out of 5 consecutive inspection lots have been rejected on original 

inspection. When the rules require a switch to tightened inspection on one or more classes or defects 

all classes shall be on tightened inspection. 

4. Tightened Inspection to Normal inspection. When tightened inspection is in effect, normal inspection 

shall be reinstituted when 5 consecutive inspection lots have been considered acceptable on original 

inspection. Before switching to normal inspection all classes of defects must meet the rules of 

switching.