Fruit & Specialty Crops 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.

Vegetable Inspection Room 1536-S, STOP 0240

Program Division Washington, DC 20250-0240

July 26, 2013

AMENDMENT NO. 3

COMMODITY SPECIFICATION

FROZEN VEGETABLES FEBRUARY 2012

The purpose of this amendment is to add frozen, individually quick frozen (IQF) mushrooms. 

This addition applies to Section II., Individual Commodity Specifications, and Universal Product 

Codes to Section V, Exhibit 5.

L. Frozen, IQF Mushrooms

All vendors and/or suppliers providing fresh mushrooms shall undergo a “Mushroom 

Good Agricultural Practices Program” audit, 2010. The audit must be conducted by the 

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service

(AMS), Fruit and Vegetable Programs (FVP), Specialty Crops Inspection (SCI) Division

or licensed Federal-State auditors providing services under a cooperative agreement with 

USDA oversight. The audit conducted must be the USDA, GAP & GHP Audit for

mushroom production. The audit must cover all parts of the operation which are

applicable to the commodity being purchased.

A copy of the audit standards and checklists are available on the USDA website 

at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/gapghp, or from your local USDA or Federal-State 

inspection office. A listing of USDA and Federal-State inspection offices are also available on 

the website listed above. 

1. Color: White or Cream; or Brown.

 Fairly good color, may possess a grayish cast that does not seriously affect the 

 overall color or appearance. The color of the gills of the diced units is not darker than 

 tannish gray for white or cream, and may be dark brownish gray for brown. The 

 contrast in color between the gills and surface of the diced units shall not seriously 

 affect the overall color appearance of the product. 

2. Style: Diced.

3. Size: 3/8 inch.

 Fairly uniform in size and shape, not more than 15 percent by weight of the units may

 be less than, or more than 3/8 inch.
Fruit & Specialty Crops 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.

Vegetable Inspection Room 1536-S, STOP 0240

Program Division Washington, DC 20250-0240

4. Defects: Fairly free from defects.

Not more than 10 percent by weight may contain discoloration due to brown spot or 

rust spots that extend into the flesh, or mechanical damage causing a ragged 

appearance. Shall contain no more than an average of 1 piece per 100 ounces of 

harmless extraneous material (HEM) not limited to loose root material or small 

pieces of straw no longer than 1 inch in length. Shall contain no foreign material 

such as: grit, soil or compost; wood splinters; rot or decay; insects or insect 

fragments; or maggots. Foreign material may be detected upon visual examination 

during the regular grading process. An exception would be the presence of maggots, 

then microscopic examination would be required.

5. Character: Fairly good character.

Units shall be tender; may be slightly soft; with no more than 10 percent by weight 

excessively soft; fibrous, or rubbery. Mushrooms shall be free flowing and not have 

more than 10 percent by weight frozen clumps greater than 1 inch in size. 

6. Flavor and Odor: Normal flavor and odor.

Mushrooms shall have the odor of fresh, clean mushrooms free from objectionable 

flavors and objectionable odors of any kind. 

 

Universal Product Code

 WBSCM

Frozen Vegetables Material Primary Container Secondary Container

MUSHROOMS DICED FRZ IQF-CTN-40 LB. N/A 7 15001 10421 8

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.