TABLE OF DEFECTS FOR UGR-A ORIGIN AND RECEIPT INSPECTION

CATEGORY

AND DEFECT N0. SEVERITY DEFECT DESCRIPTION

CASES AND UNIT

LOAD

REQUIREMENTS

301 MINOR MARKING AND LABELING OF UNIT LOAD NOT AS

SPECIFIED

201 MAJ B UNIT LOAD NOT LOADED ON PALLET AS SPECIFIED

202 MAJ B MENUS DO NOT MATCH ORDER AND/OR SHIPPING

DOCUMENTS

PACKAGING

REQUIREMENTS

302 MINOR MEAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS NOT PRESENT

303 MINOR MEAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT MATCH MENU

203 MAJ B PACKING MATERIALS DO NOT PRECLUDE CASE CONTENTS

FROM BEING DAMAGED DURING TRANSIT

304 MINOR CASES NOT CORRECTLY LABELED

TRANSPORTATION

REQUIREMENTS

305 MINOR CONVEYANCE NOT WITHIN CORRECT TEMPERATURE RANGE

205 MAJ B EVIDENCE OF TRANSPORTATION DAMAGE AT TIME OF

UNLOADING

101 MAJ A PRODUCT RECEIVED IN A THAWED OR PARTIALLY THAWED

STATE

CONTENTS/

COMPONENTS

306 MINOR TEMPERATURE OF PRODUCT NOT AS SPECIFIED (SEE NOTE

1)

102 MAJ A PRODUCT SHOWS SIGNS OF THAWING AND/OR REFREEZING

103 MAJ A SWOLLEN CONTAINER (PHF (SEE NOTE 2))

307 MINOR SWOLLEN CONTAINER (NOT A PHF (SEE NOTE 2))

104 MAJ A LEAKING CONTAINER (PHF (SEE NOTE 2))

206 MAJ B LEAKING CONTAINER (NOT A PHF (SEE NOTE 2))

308 MINOR DENTED FOOD CONTAINER (MINOR)

207 MAJ B DENTED FOOD CONTAINER (MAJOR)

105 MAJ A DOES NOT MEET APPROVED SOURCE REQUIREMENTS

106 MAJ A EVIDENCE OF DETERIORATION OF PRODUCT (SPOILAGE)

208 MAJ B UNAUTHORIZED SUBSTITUTION (ITEM)

309 MINOR UNAUTHORIZED SUBSTITUTION (SUPPLIER)

107 MAJ A MISSING COMPONENT(S)

310 MINOR SHORT COUNT

209 MAJ B COMPONENTS DO NOT HAVE REQUIRED REMAINING SHELF

LIFE

108 MAJ A MODULE OR MODULE CONTENTS ARE INFESTED

109 REPORT

ASAP

SUSPECTED INTENTIONAL TAMPERING OR ADULTERATION

(SEE NOTE 3)

311 MINOR COMPONENT PACKAGING IS NOT CLEAN
NOTE 1 – ONLY NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE OBTAINED DURING ORIGIN

OR DESTINATION INSPECTIONS. THE TWO METHODS OF OBTAINING TEMPERATURE WOULD

BE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF THE CONTAINER UPON OPENING, AND EXTERNAL PACKAGE

TEMPERATURE (THERMOMETER PLACED BETWEEN PACKAGES). INTERNAL PRODUCT

TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONLY BE OBTAINED WITH PERMISSION OF THE DSCP CONTRACTING

OFFICER.

NOTE 2 - PHF (POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD); A FOOD CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING THE

GROWTH OF PATHOGENIC MICRORGANISMS; IN GENERAL, WATER ACTIVITY IS GREATER

THAN 0.85 AND PH IS GREATER THAN 4.5.

NOTE 3 - IN CASE OF SUSPECTED INTENTIONAL TAMPERING AND/OR ADULTERATION,

ACCOUNTABLE OFFICER OR REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. CHAIN OF

COMMAND IS INFORMED. SUSPECT MODULE(S) ARE PLACED ON MEDICAL HOLD PENDING

INVESTIGATION.

NOTE 4 – QUALITY GRADE DECLARATION ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE MEAT ITEM

DESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN TABLE II THAT SPECIFY USDA QUALITY GRADE.

NOTE 5 – DURING ORIGIN AND DESTINATION INSPECTION, INSPECTORS WILL NOT

PERFORM ANY DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OR TASTING WITHOUT FIRST CONTACTING THE

DSCP CONTRACTING OFFICER AND GETTING AUTHORIZATION. THIS INCLUDES OPENING

ANY SEALED BAGS OR CONTAINERS. THIS AUTHORIZATION WILL BE NOTED ON THE

INSPECTION REPORT.

NOTE: WHEN DEFECTS ARE REPORTED TO DSCP (ORIGIN AND RECEIPT INSPECTION), THE

DSCP QAR MAY WAIVE OR CHANGE THE SEVERITY OF THE ASSIGNED DEFECT.

TABLE II

(PRODUCT

DESCRIPTION)

REQUIREMENTS

210 MAJ B QUALITY GRADE NOT AS SPECIFIED OR NOT

DELCLARED(MEATS, SEE NOTE 4)

211 MAJ B MEAT ITEMS DO NOT MEET NAMPS/IMPS REQUIREMENTS AS

IS SPECIFIED

212 MAJ B PORTION SIZE IS LESS THAN SPECIFIED

213 MAJ B PROPORTION OF PRODUCT INGREDIENTS NOT AS

SPECIFIED

214 MAJ B LABELING DOES NOT MATCH REQUIREMENTS IN THE ITEM

DESCRIPTION

215 MAJ B NUMBER OF PORTIONS PER MODULE IS LESS THAN IS

SPECIFIED

311 MINOR PRODUCT DOES NOT MATCH ITEM DESCRIPTION

216 MAJ B PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET BERRY AMENDMENT

REQUIREMENTS

312 MINOR PRODUCT HAS MINOR OFF-ODOR, OFF-APPEARANCE, OR

OFF FLAVOR (SEE NOTE 5)

217 MAJ B PRODUCT HAS SIGNIFICANT OFF-ODOR, OFF-APPEARANCE

OR OFF FLAVOR (SEE NOTE 5)