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USDA COMMODITY REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (CRD)

PEANUT PRODUCTS (PP1)

FOR USE IN

INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Effective Date: June 3, 2016
 

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PEANUT PRODUCTS (PP1)

Table of Contents

Contact Information ...................................................................................................... 2

Part 1 COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................ 3

1.1 COMMODITIES......................................................................................................... 3

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE ........................................................................................... 4

Part 2 CONTAINER AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS........................................... 4

2.1 COMMERCIAL PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS..................................................... 4

2.2 CONTAINERS AND MATERIALS............................................................................ 5

2.3 SHELF LIFE, SHIPPING, AND STORAGE .............................................................. 5

2.4 UNITIZATION REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................. 6

List of Abbreviations..................................................................................................... 6
 

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PEANUT PRODUCTS (PP1)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kansas City Commodity Office

Telephone: 816-926-6707 (During Normal Business Hours)

Fax: 816-823-1640

USDA Website:

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome

Mailing Address:

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Attention: KCCO/IPD

MAILSTOP 8738

2312 East Bannister Road

Kansas City, MO 64131-3011

First Time User Assistance

Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM)

Helpdesk Level 1-Technical Issues

Phone: 877-WBSCM-4U or 877-927-2648 (During Normal Business Hours)

UG-MOKANSASC2-FSAWBSCMServiceRequest@kcc.usda.gov

FSA Level 2 – Business Issues

Phone: 816-823-4249 (During Normal Business Hours)

FSAWBSCMServiceRequest@kcc.usda.gov

Registered Users Only:

Service Desk email address is WBSCM.servicedesk@caci.com.

On the Log-in prompt enter your email address for both the User ID and Password (all lower 

case for password) fields, and then change your password when prompted.

If you have any questions, please contact the WBSCM Service Desk at:

Phone: 877-WBSCM-4U or 877-927-2648 or Email: WBSCM.servicedesk@caci.com
 

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PART 1 COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 COMMODITIES

A. Quality of Peanuts 

(1) This specification follows the Commercial Item Description 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/CID%20Nuts%2C%20Shelled%2C%20Roas

ted.pdf

Anything not specified below shall conform to the requirements set forth in CID A-A-20164D. 

(2) Shelled peanuts used in the manufacture of roasted peanuts shall be:

a. Tested for aflatoxin and shall not exceed 15 parts per billion (ppb). 

b. From current crop year stocks or as specified in the solicitation. 

c. Peanut grade and variety acceptable for use in Roasted Peanuts are 

outlined in Table 1. Within the requirements of current grades as outlined in 

Table 1 below, provided that a tolerance of not more than two percent by 

weight will be permitted for minor defects and damage combined, including 

not more than 1.25 percent for damage. 

i. Peanuts may contain no more than 3 percent split or broken kernels 

upon initial inspection of the lot. 

ii. For lots removed from cold storage or re-milled prior to usage, peanuts 

may contain no more than 6 percent split or broken kernels. 

Table 1

Peanut Grades and Minimum Sizes for Roasted Peanuts

U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Peanuts and

American Peanut Shellers Association (APSA)

Grades including minimum screen sizes for peanuts

that may be processed for roasted peanuts are:

U.S. Seg. 1 Jumbo Runner 21/64 x 3/4 inch slot

d. Roasted peanuts requirements are: 

i. All items shall be UNSALTED 

ii. Shall meet the Microbiological Standards as shown in Table 2 

iii. Shall be of the following types and the maximum percentage by 

weight which may be splits are shown in Table 3: 

iv. Not more than 4 percent by weight will consist of small pieces. A small 

piece is defined as any piece less than 1/4 peanut.

v. The blanched peanuts shall be practically free from skins either loose 

or attached.

vi. Shall be crisp, palatable, and free from bitter, musty, sour, rancid, or 

other objectionable tastes and odors.

vii. Free of mildew stains, filth, or other extraneous material.
 

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viii. Medium brown in color, but not lighter than USDA Color 2 nor darker 

than USDA Color 3, as described in the “U.S. Standards for Grades of 

Peanut Butter.”

Table 2

Microbiological Standards

Salmonella Negative

E. Coli <3.6/g Most Probable Number 

Coliform <10/g MPN

Aerobic Plate Count <10,000/g

Yeast <100/gram

Mold <100/gram

Table 3 

Maximum Number of Splits

Regular/Oil Roasted Percentage by Weight

Runner, blanched 50

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. The contractor shall perform the product testing and quality analysis to ensure

that the product meets the commodity specifications. The results shall be

evidenced by a Certificate of Analysis (COA). Copies of the COA must be 

submitted as part of the invoice package. The COA shall provide the results of all 

tests specified in Table 2. 

B. The government reserves the right to perform verification testing for all 

requirements. 

C.Contractors shall notify the Government immediately of lots that fail to meet

contract requirements.

Part 2 CONTAINER AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

2.1 COMMERCIAL PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

A. Contractors shall supply commercial brand products only.

B.Container and packaging requirements are those used in the current commercial 

shipping practices and shall comply with:

(1) Unitization requirements in Section 2.4.

(2) At contractor’s option, a statement such as “Not for Retail Sale” may be 

printed on the principal display panel of the food label.
 

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(3) The manufacturer’s lot code/lot identification number shall be shown on the 

commercial bill of lading.

(4) Shipping containers shall be marked to show the maximum safe stacking 

height. It is the responsibility of the contractor in cooperation with the 

shipping container manufacturers to determine the safe stacking height.

(5) For identification upon receipt at delivery warehouses, all commercial- labeled 

product shipping documents shall specify “FOR USDA FOOD 

DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS.”

2.2 CONTAINERS AND MATERIALS

A. The primary package shall contain twenty-eight grams of peanuts in 

commercially labeled packages. Individual packages shall be stuffed in strong 

cardboard carton suitable for multiple handlings.

B. All containers and packaging materials shall be constructed to meet the 

requirements of the Food and Drug Administration for safe contact with the 

packaged product.

C. In addition, all containers and packaging materials shall be constructed to comply 

with the sum concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent 

chromium addressed by the Coalition of Northeast Governors (CONEG) model 

legislation. The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, 

and/or hexavalent chromium present in any package or packaging component 

shall not exceed 100 parts per million. Concentration levels shall be determined 

using American Standard of Testing Materials test methods, as revised, or U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency test methods for evaluating solid waste, S-W 

846, as revised.

D. Questions concerning the containers and materials should be directed to: 

USDA/FSA/DACO

Room 5755 – South Bldg,

STOP 0551 1400 Independence Avenue SW

Washington, DC 20250-0551

ATTN: Packaging

E. If the contractor purchases packaging and container ingredients from a foreign 

country and/or the package and container is manufactured in a foreign country, 

the package and container SHALL NOT display country of origin labeling. 

Phrases similar to but not inclusive of, “Made in [Name of Foreign Country.]” or 

“Product of [Name of Foreign Country.]” are strictly prohibited.

2.3 SHELF LIFE, SHIPPING, AND STORAGE

Dry, roasted peanuts shall have a shelf life of at least one year from date of 

manufacture when stored dry at ambient temperatures prevalent in the country of 
 

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destination. Product shall not be manufactured more than 60 days prior to 

shipping.

2.4 UNITIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Shipments shall comply with the following unitization requirements:

A. Unless otherwise specified by the Government, all shipments of packaged 

products shall be unitized (palletized and stretch wrapped).

B. Pallets shall be:

(1) Constructed to facilitate the safe handling and transportation of the packaged 

product, as a unit, without loss or damage.

(2) A Number 2, four-way, reversible flush stringer with no broken runners or 

slats.

(3) Suitable for use in the shipment of food products.

C.Plastic stretch wrap shall be:

(1) Constructed of a plastic film which is to be stretched a minimum of 50 percent 

beyond its original length when stretched around the pallet load.

(2) Applied as tightly as possible around all tiers of the palletized shipping 

containers. The shipping containers shall be held firmly in place by the stretch 

wrap.

D. Pallet loads shall be:

(1) Stacked in such a way as to minimize the amount that shipping containers 

overhang the edges of pallets.

(2) Blocked and braced or otherwise loaded into the conveyance in a manner 

that prevents shifting during transit.

Attachment 1

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 
 

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Below is an Abbreviations Key to the numerous specialized acronyms and abbreviations 

used in this reference material.

APSA American Peanut Shellers Association

CRD Commodity Requirements Document

COA Certificates of Analysis

CONEG Coalition of Northeast Governors 

DACO Deputy Administrator for Commodity Operations

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FFAS Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service

FSA Farm Service Agency

GMP Good Manufacturing Practice

KCCO Kansas City Commodity Office

PPB Parts Per Billion

USAID United States Agency for International Development

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

WBSCM Web-Based Supply Chain Management
 

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