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MU-B-44359A

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Mu-B-44359 (GL)

17 FMruary 1989

KILrx?w SPECIFICATION

suNs, H7wmGER, sHELFsmEr.E

This specification is appmwxl for use by all @Edmnts al-dAgencies of

- ~ of =-.

1. sa3PE

1.1 ~. This specification covers shelf stable tuunlmqer buns for use

w~~of~en==a Cm@nent of Opemtiornl J.ations.

2. APPI.lIcAEl.& UxUMEMs

2.1 ~ d~.

2.1.1 *if icatiom, andha.r&co ks. ‘lhafollmiq qes2ifications, sta&rds, &hardh&s fonnapart of this ~tothe

extent soecifid herein. unless othemiae sceified. the issues of the!%

dowEnt&arethcse listdin theissuaoftila ~ of Defense IIXiexof

iipc.ificationsad ~ (CX3131SS)ard suppl- thereto, cited in the

sdicitition (see 6.1).

Eemzficial commmts (mmmwxietions, additions, deletions) d any

pe?thmt datiwhidmybellsd iniqmnfing this dcnmerkshmldk

?uMmssd to: U.S. Amy Natick Resemsh, Development, cd EIKJineerilq

@n@r, Natick, ~ 01760-5018 by usirq the Stedamh ‘Zation DccmEnt

~ ~ (DO Form 1426) appear- at the W of this

docvmnt or by letter.

AU5CN/A FSC 8920

131.m?TmON STATEM3?l’A. @proved for public release; distrilmtion is unlimi@d.
MIIrB-44359A

SPEZ!IFICATIOWS

A-A-1898 - al.shioni.rq Materiel, Cellu.lcsic, Ik@agilq

11-P378 - Plastic Sheet @ Strip, Thin Gauge, RJlyolefin

WA-1876 - AllnninumFbi.1

PPP-0-636 - Boxes, Sh.Q@q, Fikerbad

M311-L-35078

- ~= ~r~tiz ,‘iw*le FamoI@. Eql.ipneml

ad q_u@aga; & Specification for

FSD-Sm-595 - Colom used in Oovernuwlt ~

K1l-Sm-lo5 - sampling ~ ad mablee for Insp2dion

by Attrihtee

MIL-.9IW129 - Marking for Sh@n2nt ad Storage

(unless othemise iml.icated,cupies of federal and mili@ry spzifications,

~, arrlhamlbmb are available frmn the StadmlI “Zation mOnEnts

Omier Desk, Bui2di.rq4D, 700 -ins Avenue, Fhi.ladalph.ia,PA 19111-5094.)

2.1.2 other Gwemmnt docments, drainas, ard rmbl ications. The

follca?ingother Governnrmt ~, -Wwinge, ti @li=ticms form a part

ofthisdocumnt tothe~sp2cified herein. Unlas5 otherwiaa -if ied,

the kwee are those cited in the eolicitition.

~ PIWIXTIOW AGENCY (SPA)

Watione.1 primary Drinkimj Water Rqulatione

(mPies exe available from the Office of Drinkirg Water, ~irmrmtd

~~ m, WH550D, 401 M Street, SW, Washin@n, CC 20.460.)

U.S. ERWU4DW OF H!3WIW AWDHUMAW SEXVICES (WWS), U.S. FCODAWD IFUG

NMMslRA1’row (FnA)

Federal lbcd, On-q, ad ~c Act ad Regulations Prcmulgat..d

lMrewxk (21 Cm Parte 1-199)

(&pies are available from the Superhtenimt of D2clmEnte, Us. ~

Frint.imj0ffia3, Waahi@on, ~ 20402-0001.)

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MIL+-44359A

2.2 N~ uub li=tiom. ‘Itlafollcx$irlgdKammte form a part of

this dccment tn the extent specifi~ herein. Unlesi ottunwise ~ified,

thei.eeues of thedommntshhi~ are CoDadqterl arethcse listed intha

isate of the D3DXSS cited in the aolicitition. Unless otheIwisa s@cif ied,

theissues of~notlietd inthemDIss are the issues oftha

doomsrb cited in the solicitation (see 6.1).

(A@icetion for copiee should be ~ to the American Ns3ciation of

03rea.lc “.”, 3340 Pilot Knab Road, St. Paul, MN 55121.)

AMHucAN sxIEIYFt3R’rEmNG ANu mrEruMs (AslM)

F 88 - Seal StreIK@ of Flexible B3rrier Material

(AP@ication for cqies should te tukkssd to the km2rican Society for

lkstiq ami MdZS?&dS, 1916 Race Stxx!et,Ftiiladel@.is,PA 19103-3I87.)

AoAc INmuiAmoNAL

Official Mathcds of Aralyeia of the AoAc

(A@ication for copiee should te addresed bthe AoAc International, 2200

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 40~, Arlirqtan, VA 22201-3301.)

NNrImAL ACAOEMY OF ~CES

mod alemicals &dex

(A@ication for cqies should te aMresed tothe National A!Aeury Press,

2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washin@n, CC 20418.)

(NaKwemmk @a—dads ad other publimtiors are noxnal.lyavailable

frcm the oqanizations that px—epre or dietribute the chammte. These

docmmts also may be available in or through libraries or other

infonretional semices. )

2.3 mar f Precedence Inthaevent ofaconflictbatween

Ofthiedccuu%t

the text

ard the Aferences cilxxiherein, thatextofthie documnt

=kI=P==@Ix=. N_~~dccu=G~, sprsdes qlicable

law aml rqu.lations unless a qif ic exemption has been cbtained.

3. ~

3.1 First article. When ~ifid (see 6.1), a sample shall te subjectd

to first title insp!dlon (sea 6.2) in amxdance with 4.4.

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M2L-8-44359A

3.2 .Irrmediente. All ingrsdim Shall be clean, Sourrl,Wholescmls,SrKi

free frcanforaign ueteria.1,evidence of rcdant or ~ infestation,

~ mterial, off-flawxe, off-cdore, and off-0310=.

3.2.1 ~. ‘Ihaflour shall be matursd, bleati, anri~, hard wheat

flour which will pmxluos a prcduct in cmplianca with 3.6. Altemativaly,

um2nriM flour may be ussd providiq the equivalent enridmrmts ~~

the ~ of Identity for =i&sd Flour (21 CFR, = 137.165) are -

atthatiue ofprductionof thafoo~~. ‘Ihaflourus4 for

prepamtion of thedough shall have apmtei.n amtentof notlesethan 3.2.5

per=ntti annltc=econtant of not grsrkar than 0.2 parent. Amylolytic

Snzym= activity, as ~ by tha “falling rnJu&@’ IN3thcd,Sha.u Iut

exu?ed 240 aeauxis. Flour notnEatimg thapruteinre@mHk3, m

~ b CZQ@ia.nce, may ba Supplemantxd

~ protein lwal.

with vital wheat gluten to tha

3.2.2 ~. Water used for formulation ad washing shall omform to tha

Wational Prinnq Drink@ Water Rqulations.

3.2.3 Shortaninq. 8hor&dq Sha3.1be refind ~~ ~,

=O:fi&~ ~-in+an of toth ad shall hava a stability of not lass

&temmed bythaactive oxyqenmethcd (ACM). 8horb2ning

usadfor greasiq dcmghtruughor dough pisceeshall ~onn to the abxa

3.2.4 Gl~l. llwaglycerol shall caply with the laxd Chemkils Ckdex.

3.2.5 —.Yeast Yeast shall be gccd quality rxmmErcial baker’s yeast.

3.2.6 at. Salt shall be nonicdizsd, whita, rafind scdium chloride,

with or without anticak.i.qagents.

3.2.7 m

. .

lq ‘l’hasxulsifier shall te sucrose

==@yti wi~tha k of ~

fatty acid esters

F&qulations (21 ClT?,Part 172.859) W

Shall k? limitd to slluc5e staamtJ2having anwIE number Ofappmximtely

16 (sea 6.4.1).

3.2.8 Gumarab ic. Gum arabic shall oauply with tha Fcod -cals Cc&x

anlsbl.l hwabesnp ruiuudfrcnn asolution ofgumambicwhi~hae ken

spray drisd.

3.2.9 Xanthan sum. Xanthan gum shall comply with the Rxxl Chemicals

Cdax.

3.2.10 lullSorbate. encau=ulated. ~psulatsd potassium snrbate

shall amply with tha F&d Chemimls Crdex. ~p3u.lat.sd _ium eoxtnta

ahallccadstof50~2~ _iwmeotitea nd50~2Fercant

~lY hydrqemted vegetable oil. The hydrogamtd vqetable oil shall

have a maltiq @nt of 152% to 358+ (sea 6.4.2).

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3.2.11 Sorbic acid. ancammla&l. ~ated sorbic acid ehell ccmply

with the mod UlelllicalsCmex. Ehxmsulated eorbic acid ehall coneiet of

50 ~ 2 pament achic acid d 50 ~ ~ prcant hydrqenated vegetable oil.

The hykqenatexi vegetable oil shall have a malti.q point of 1.52% to

1.58% (eee 6.4.3).

3.2.3.2 Cream flavor. artlf1

,..Cla . ‘lheCreemflavor ehallbe awhite to

off-white _ or liquid havi.q a darederistic ColorM flavor (see

6.4.4).

3.2.3.3 Vital wheat dm Vital wheat gluten ehall be a cream to ten

wlores5 Po@er producd from.wheat flalr by drying freshly WaehEd glu@ll

~ temperatures efficiently la to ~ the vital dmraderist.i~ of

gluten. ‘lhereh*tfe5 gl*ehelleksorb ttmtime ibwightinwat.fsc

*, when dehydrated, it ehall he cqnble of form@ coheeive, elaetic

dwqh. Viixil-t gluten shall have a protein content (N X 5.7) of rut lass

than71peroent, total catmhydrate content ofnotuorethan15~, a

Imistwre content of not nure than 6.5 ~, fat (by hydzmlysis) of not

nnrethan 6.5~, and ash ofnotrmethanl~.

3.3 ~tion and Proceeding.

basis.

Prcceeeiq ehallbeonacmtimxe

3.3.1 tioo The bread uaytennmufacturedby theetreightdcaqh

uethd. Any othsr & yieldiq en equivalent prcduct will &

The dough ehell be formulated from the follairg ingredients in

one specified:

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2/

em

Flour ~ 49.95

water ~ 29.74

Shortening 8.55

Glycerol 6.34

Ym~~ 2.25

salt 1.29

EhnLeifier 1.00

Gum exabic 0.50

Xanthan gum 0.25

Sorbic acid, mpeulated ~ 0.10

~ flavor, artificiel 0.03

‘Ihe percent by weight of flour, water ad yeast may )x3adjueted, if

~1 to ~te for b Plti

~- Czud.itiors.

pmcessiq humidity ad

Khenmqreesdo rc rumbledy east iaused, thep3mx3nt by weight shall

be adjusted to assure unnpliance with finished prcduct ~.

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FUL-B-44359A

2/ =a~~ _ium sorbate nay be usd in lieu of encepsdated

‘lhepercent by tight of enc+sulatsd @assium soztxke

shall be 0.;33, the difference ~~bYwei@*l& adjust-d

by subtractiq the ~ropriate weight fzmn the flour.

3.3.2 on f C@l @mlmnly useddough @rovers,

alx@r dough relzA Per&tted Wilen

Yea’sta’stade

~. -~

emulsifier shall be dry bl~ with the flu. Ml -ante shell then

be cxmMne5 erd sufficiently mixsd to devalop #a doqh.

3.3.3 Prcofi.m. dividilu. ami deusi tl.nq. ‘ l?!eprepard dough ehellbs

~fa, divided, ad dqeeited as follms:

a. The pregard dough shell te sufficiently proofed to ensure proper

dividi.q ad shaping.

b. ‘l’he -fed dough shall be dividsd into uniform bun shapd dough

pieces of a size d wsight to ensure compliance with the finishd prcduct

. ‘lhebun sha@dough s.hallkedapQeiM sixeach(2~3)pr

=le ~ tray (ses 3.5.1). ~

d. ‘l& treyd doqh shall be prcofsd sufficiently to ensure

with finishsd prcduct requireuEn&.

Compliance

~ Tlu21am shap3idoqh maytedqc6it.ed on bskirqsheete tithenplacscl

on ~ trays (sea 3.4.1 arr33.4.2).

3.3.4 &&.i_Jg. ‘lheprwfsd buns shall be fully baked to a uniform, *ical

baked tmn color.

3.4 maim mthde. Aninterimormntimas pckaging m?thcd may be

Wsefl.

3.4.1 mim P3ckaqilu ns!thcd B.msbaked inovenablettayeor buns

beked on sheets shall be placsxi&o At sealable FOlyethylene or other FIM

~ f~ P=@@ nt=ial for ~ titi P=riti not to =ced 48 h==

prior to repackqiq in aamdance with 5.1.1.1. Bmlsbakd onshez&llElyte

losddint.o paper&axd traysin aoxxdame with 3.5.2 prior to interim

Packagiq. Thetemgerature ofthabunsat the tire ofinterimpackaga

fill- shall be not less than 80% nor greater than 120%. The interim

~~~llbeetotiata~- not1essthan50%ncir

CJmster than 90%7. 13unathat wemp~, baked, amlpackagsdusiqa

==@tiya-wmml ~hardlsdi nsucha manner *t will

~~mity~ti~m -holding. Qnlymappzwsdfccd

*-* materiels shall be &.

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3.4.2 &mthmLs m@eoti mthccJ. Om ovemble tray, in acumlanx with

3.5.1, -inilgsixbwlsed themeppmved oxygen emvenge15 Shsll be

insated intoatrilamina te barrier pouch in accmdeme with 5.1.1.

Altmlatively, one ppdmard tray, in accordance with 3.5.2, cmtahiq six

bune, bksdoneheete, alrithem oxygen smvelyeIz3, shell la?~ into

a trileminate barrier @ in accoxdanae with 5.1.1. ‘IIIstenpmtum of the

buneatths timofpmc5fillirq ehallbe raYtless than800Fnor Pter

than 3.20%.

NOTE: A sufficient nunbar of oxygen em- Shaubeused to ensure

amp.lti with the finished prcduct rqummn&. mllw the oxygen

ecawqer manufacturer’s imtruct ions.

3.5 mv ~.

3.5.1 Ovenable mmrboexd travs The ovemble ~prkcaxd tray shall be

fcd grade W shall be febrimt&d” frm solid blea~ sulfate peprboaml

with a thic)mese of 0.018 ti, ad having a basic weight of 198.2 punie per

3000 equare feet. ‘lhe~~ shall have 0.00125 inch thick, feed grade,

polyester extnded onto one side. ‘ihasize of thetreyshell belo indvsein

length, 6 khee in width, ad 1-5/8 in&Es in depth, CU%3s&d.1 be febricatd

withthe ~lyestersurfam onthefocd mntactant side. ‘Ihepp2rbudmst

be able to withstami en oven teqxwature of 400% for a m.ininnnnof one

hour.

3.5.2 Fa~ tmvs. The ~~ tmye shall be of the sent?

nske.rielad dimensions as the tray specified in 3.5.1, _ the

reqimmt for Wemability my te elilnilnted.

3.6 J%ishe5 PIZdllCtrwuiremnts. ‘rilef.’

the follcwiq ~:

~ PrCdKt Shall ccnuplywith

a. lhare shall h no foreign materiel such as, = not limited to,

dirt, irEx2c&, insect parts, hair, wad, glass, or *.

b. ‘IhereShell benofomigncdoror Elavur- ae, lmt not limited

to, mmid, ecomhsd, burnt, stale, sour, musty, or mldy.

c. ‘lkre shall be no color foreign to the product.

d. No iraiividualpuch shell contain less than 13.0 ourn2s of pluhlct.

mntentin anyindividualpucb shs21not~ 0.3

&._-~~nOt 1sss than 36 hams after Miq.

f. Euh gullchabll Cuntein six intact buns, one pepdmard troy, erd

en qpuprieti number of paclGLgesof oxygen smverger .
MU-B-44359A

9. Thewater activity forenid.ividual *shall temtnure than

0.90 wilsnmasured at 25°C.

h. ‘Ihetnm crumb shall

Shall mtbe

Fo=e= a typical Uniform bread texhlre ad

excessively dry, crumbly, or Caa2essivalymist Forlgunuuy.

i. ‘Ihebum ahallhave a typical bun ahapeerd~.

j. ‘IhsMncruete hallhavsa uniform bruin, takedbread color withmt

w ~ively light or dark.

k. The bun crumb shell ke white b off-white.

1. ‘mstsxture of thetmrls ahall Iutbe ~ivaly @, cruubly, or

excessively mist erd gumy.

m lheiamsa hells hwnoevidarce ofdense crumb annpression streaka.

n. ‘mare shall be only minor widence of vaannn cc~;ion on the

buns whsnthe peclQgsslbunsars Sealsdamlmld.

3.6.1 Riiatability. l’hef“uu.shdprcduct “ ehallbeequelto ort&ter than

theappmvsd ~on qle (SSS 6.1) in palatability @ ~1

WI=====.

3.7 B- @-@.llfl@

. .

tiOIJ. nleprcduct ahallbe~, pmcessd, ad

pm in ~liehmnts ==t@J-~

Federal Regulations, Part 110,

of Title 21, Cnde of

“Current Gcd Manufatiirg Practice in

Manufacturiq, Pa*, or Holding Huron Feed,” end the plant sanitation

~ of the ~mpriete Govennu2nt ~on W==Y.

3.8 F%5eral m. m. ad Cnsmatic Act. All dsliveriea shall conform in

~respe=t tothepmvieionsof the Fsderal Rxzl, Dreg, en5 Casuetic Act

arrlregulations promulgated ~.

4. QUALITY A.SURANCZ FKKLLSIONS

4.1 CtOrts reswnsibili Q. Inspection ard aaqtarce bytheuscil

shall not relieve the cxmtmctc.r of obligation ti rsspnsibili~ to delivsr

a ~ wmplyirq with all requ”msmmts of this .sp2cification. %

~shal.1~ product Um’@liance prior to sulnnittingths prcduct to

the Usm for any hspection.

4.2 J.rmeaion al-d Wf ication.

dstsmhdbytheusm.

~.a~fiitY SIL5.UM

‘IllsLED+ will detsmumthsdsqes of’Mqection

Srrl~ision mmssary toen5un2mnpliance with ths .“ of this

specification.
MIL++4359A

4.3 C.lassifimtion of imrections. ‘maimpection~ ep2cifisd

herein am classified es follcxs:

First article inspedion (see 4.4).

t: @ality amfoxnwns hpe.ction (see 4.5).

4.4 First article inspection. When a first article ia required (sss 6.1),

itahel.lt=2imp2c&d in a~~ with the quali~ asmrmce pmvhions of

this qecification ad evaluated for overall ,appeamme ad palatability.

Any failure toamform to the quality assumme provisions of this

specification or any ~ or Palatability failure shall be cause for

rej~on of the fW erticle.

4.5 @a.litv Conforlmnce ilmectioo. unle5s OtheIwiee Sp3cifid, Sax@ling

for mspaction ‘ shall be *o- in accordanu3 with ~105.

4.5.1 and MS&r ial examination. In accordance with 4.1,

==K+J== ad lraterialsshall be exmined in accordance with all the

Eqummn& ofmxsmncddommnts unless otherwise excluded, Snlsr&d,

mdifiefl, or qualified in this ~ification or a@icdble purdm3a dccammt.

4.5.1.1 Irur@ient and camonmt ~tioq Conformance of i.ngrdi-

~~ to identity, -tion, ad &h& ~ ~ifisd in

3.2 shall ke certifid by the ~ient supplier or irqrsdiant mnufactumr,

al-dcmlpl- shall be verified by examination of p2rthmt labels,

uerkiqs, U.S. Grade @rtificates, certifimtes of analyses, or other sud

mid ~ a~le to the inspection agency. If ~, each

ingredient Shall be examnsd oxyanoleptically or ~ aamriing tn

~lY recogniz& test Uethcds Suctles the SteI@ad mathcdsdeecribedin

the Official Methcds of Analysis of the At2ACardinthe Appmvsd Methcdsof

the=,todetemhe aJnforlreIEet.otharequ.Iremmta. Any norKXmfornEuK12

to an identity, cordition, or other requimmmt shall be ausa for m2jection

of the iqr@knt or ampment lot or of any involved pxuluct.

4.5.1.2 laminated much miterial certification. Material listed ke.lcwmay

be acceptd on the basis of a contractor’s certificate of amformarxz3 tithe

i.rd.icatsd~.

lklteriid Emimmnt oh

nlich-lase of fh 5.1.1.1 & spcifisd L-~378

except that Inachinistms

micrumter my be ussd

providd that its graduations d aauracy conform

tothe~ of

L-F378

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FILL-B-44359A

Aluminwm foil thiclm?ss 5.1.1.1 As sp2if id in

WA-1876

Laminated material 5.1.1.1 Iabolatory evaluation

identification al-d

mr@xu&ion

mlor of lanlinatd 5.1.1.1 Visue.1Svaluatian

material

4.5.1.2.1 1 DaDezbcad &v Iratsrial 03rtificatiq. Cmpmmts

Cl113mkerialsusd:the mnstmction of the ovemble paperboud tray my

be cuxqted on the basis of a contractors cx2rt.ifi~teof amfornmu2 to the

ilxiicatedmqumwka . spscified in pazagraph 3.5.1.

4.5.1.3 !Jnfilled pzef zmd mIch aztif iatiq A certificate of

cm@iaIu3 ney be a& as widence that unffiied pmchee amform tn

the~ of 5.1.1.1. Wllandeell@ ~bytheusm, testi.rq

of the unfilled Prefo- puches shell b as spd.fisd in 4.5.1.3.1.

4.5.1.3.1 ~filed D?32fIT@ CCWdl & StP2Mth testinq Tileunfilled

~~~~f~~~ inaccodanc= wi~14SIMF 88,

e=@-t-weFe=iahsll beloinchae or12indlee per minute.

~thata~l ythetensilelcbsd totheteet specimnbymvement of the

~=l==clamp msyte=ed. ‘Rstspcimne ahallbecMt l/2 tier

1 lncilin wic?thad to a length suitable for prupar nmunthg. The lot size

-~~iJIPJ@=. ‘I?Esample unit shall be orteunfille5 @.

‘Ilmeaqle size shall be the nunker of pouches irzlicatedby impection level

s-1. ‘ilueeedjacent sp2cimtt3shallbs cdtfrwm ea*ofthe threaeOs.ld

sides of each poud in the .sauple. ‘lheresulkshallbempomto the

m?arest 0.1 pllrld. ‘Ihaaverage sealetraqthofea* *shallbe

calculated by avemg* the etmqths of thethree testsp2.CiJN2nsCut frum

that seal. Anytest ~imenfaili.ng tom2et thei.miividual-~inm

Sealstreqth .. =tq~s=lfailirgto meetthe average seal

~. ~ sl=ifld n 5.1.1.2 shall ke classified as a mjor

defect * shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

4.5.2 *DI—== sxandnation. In-process examination shall be perfoz7Ed

to”’. Conformance to the prepamtion,

erKipa&aging “

Prcceesirq, filling, Seali.lq,

rqumHts. Any nonconformance revealed by actual

~tion or by revim of rewrde of tire, temperature, d formulation,

or of other valid dcammta shall te ume.e for rejection of the involved

~.

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4.5.3 Fillsd ad ZealSsIEcalchexamimtion. ‘Ihefilled * seeled pcadtes

~ forthedefecte listed in table I. The lot size ahell he

%==in Fauches. The ~le unit ehall ke one filled ti eeelsd pcuiI.

‘I?Is~on level eball be I acclthe AQL, Cqmsiesl in - of defecte

per hunlred units, shall be 0.65 formejordefe@e @ 2.5 for minor defects.

mu?m 1. Filled ad zaeled UUICh def~ .3f

Cat.qoly lx!fect

Ne50r M.inq

101

102

103

104

105

201

202

203

204

205

Tear, hole, or qen seal

%uclI hee foreign *r

Not clean ~

EVidencx3of delamilntion y

Seal width lees than 2/16 inch q

clc6ure ortopa.a?J extends into or belwtearmt.ch

-A~@I ~%, ti=e.et, illegible, or

= * missing, not lccati es zpecified, or

dcee not facilitate easy qening

SeSl Width leeetkn3/8inch, but cyeater than

3./16inch

EVidewe of delamination ~

2/ Fackagiq shell be free frum foreign matter tic% is unwholesmE2, has the

@entiel to cause puch damage (for csfample,glase, metal fillirge,

etc.) Orgenemllydetmcte frcnntheclean~ of the peckega.

‘Ihefollmirg emmples shall not be scored es defects for umlesn:

b. Dried prcduct which aff~ les5 than 3/8 of the * surface ama

of om ~ faa (ltiized W aggregate).

c. water epote.

d. Very thin film of grease, oil, or prcduct reeidue which is

dkcemible tot.oud-ibutienotreedily diecerrub.lebyvisuel

SXamineticm.

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Y D4amination defect cleseifiation:

~: De.lanli.mtionof theouterplyinthe polldlseal an2athatcante

prqagate3to expoeeeluminum foil atthefccd pmductedge of the pouch

after manual flexing of thedelamirmtvl’darea. lb flex, thedelamilxltssl

areasball beheld hebeen thethlm barrlfomfi.lge rofeadl mwith

botllttlumt sandfoxefirger etouchiq ead’lother. medelami.nated area

Sballthen berapidly flexedlo times by*thgkathha.m5sin

SltmlatAxg Ck$3cwi.sa,mmterclockwise directions. care Shall be

exemked when flexing de.lemiln~ ereasnear the tear notdles to avoid

tearing the pouch IreIteriel.After fkxi.ng, the ee@ratd outer ply shall

begraspEdtetween thethumb ardfonafiqer arxlgently lifted tmard the

fccdprcduct ~oftheeeal, or ifthe~t.sd ereaistcmsrtnll to

beheld, between thethunb erdfo=finger, anuuber tistylusehallbe

insertd into the delaminate area e.d a gentle liftirg force applied

i-? the OUtSK ply. Ifseparation of theouterplycen te madeto

exten5to theproduct edgeof theseel with no discernible reeietarce to

the gentle lifti.q, the delamination shall be classified 55 a major

defti. Additionally, spot delaminationoftha outer plyinthebcdy of

thepcuch thatieable totepmpagatd beyomiite initial hordemis

also a major defsct. lb datemim ifthedelamimtexl areaie adefed,

Uee the followiq ~. Mark the outaida @es of the deleminat.d

area usiq a lmld, Pamwentnnrkiq pen. Cpntheputi an5rmuvetha

COll@kS. CUtthSpOUCh~~yllOtCl~ than3/4inch~l /16

inch) from the delalninatedm. lllep.lch shall be flexsd tithe -

incplastion usirgthe prue2we described above. Any propagation of the

delaminated ~,as evidencedby thedelaminsted areaexceedq the

limits of the wtlimd borders, shall be classified as a major defect.

MirEX: ~rde.lmtiaofti~ply inthe FcucIIseelerI=ie

ace=@-ble ~ shall not be clmified as a -r defect unless it

extedsto within l/16inch oftha fccdprcduct sdgeof the seal. All

other minor wter ply delamination inthe~seal area or isolated

e@2i of delaminationinthe tdyofthe~ that do not propagate Whcm

flexed as descrited akove shall * clessifed as a -r defect.

W ‘Iheeffe.ctivecloaure eeelie defined asenymmntama “ W, fusion

tarded, mnlxmue “ path, minimum l/16 i.nd wide, frcnnside seal to side

seal that prduces a hermetically sealed pouch.

4.5.4 Net wiaht axam.ma “ tim. Pandomly select 30 filled ad Scald

~~*-~~l~~=@I -WY: -~~a~

tare weight (detemmd Hldomly Seledang an5 weqll.lq 30 enlptybys,

plus 30 eupty pouches, plus the appropriate nunker of oxyqen ~ for

- Fouch [lml.ltiplid by 30] used in p@Glging the prcthlct,d dividing the

total weight by 30) from the weight of =ch filled ~ in the sanple. The

results ahellbe IE?pJr’cdtotha nearest 0.1 Cunce. If the weight of any

idividual ~ ie 1sss than 13.0 ounces, the lot shall be rejectd.

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4.5.5 product examination. ‘ltte filled * sealed sauple pinches shall te

tUUZ#It to ~ teqx2E3ti (65% to 75%7) ad mspectd “ for the deflistd in table II. The lot size shall be expmsed ~ ~. ~ =@e

Unitehall bethemntents of one polldl. The inspction level Shell be s-2

arrithe AQL, Gqress@in-ofd efectsper ~ units, SJle.11be 1.5

for major defects @ 6.5 for minor defects.

‘fABIZII. product defects ~ 2/

Gk2goIy Ikfect

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

wEP~ inm~o.3P===tY

RJuchdce smtcontain six intact bur!s,ol%2~

-y, ard en appropriate number of packages of Oxyyen

emVemJer (see 5.1.1)

‘It.x30rmrebunsin~ thatdo not have atypical

bunehep3al@qpeamce

‘il+oormt amsina~ that donot have crust

mlor as ~ifid (see 3.6)

CruniJcolor not white to off-white ~

‘lwtUre Of bllmnotqpicalof IJreaden ais

~ively dty, crunbly, or excessively xmist curl

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RIneahcw evideru? ofdensacnlmb Calpreseion

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!kar, hole, oropenssalin~ ecaverger packet

201 -contains abunthatdces not have atypical

bunehaptia~

202 Fbuchconteins almnthatdces nothaveacmst color

as ~ified (see 3.6)

203 ~ahcwmxet hanam.inor auKamt of vacuum

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The preseme of any foreign meteriel (for example, glass, dirt, insect

-t ~irr ~, or *1), foreign odor or flavor (for example, burnt,

scrmdd, nddy, ~id, sour, stale), or foreign ailor shall be cause

for rejection of the lot.

Prcduct notequel taor better than thea~prepxoducti on sample in

palatabili~ or overall ~ shall be ~uee for rejection of the

lot (see 3.6.1).

Filleflarrieealed pudeeehall betesteflfor~ Content notlese

than36houre after eea3ing and inacco~with enyustyiapprovd test

lu?thcd. Resulbehall kerepoitecl to the nearest 0.1 pement.

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4.5.6 closure seal testing lll.efi.l ldandeea le.lipoudleeshall be

~i.naan~with ASIMF 88:_tt?at theepecimnholdiq _

ehallke ~d2i.ndv2e apart prior totesting errithe testiqmeha.1.l

kelOindee or12ir@tee p3rminwte. Machinss that agply tensile lead to

thespecilv?nby Im@n2ntofthaqorlm claJrQmyk. used. ‘iheteet

~tiehall becuttoalerqth euitable for~nmmting. ‘Ilu-ea

adjecent apeciIrens,3/2tior1irch wideehall teatfmmtheclosure

aealofeach ~inthesanple. lheaverage sealetrer@h of the clcsum

eeelekll bacalculat.sd byaveregiq thetest resulte of thethreateet

SpecilrensOlt frum that d. llleresdtee hallbereportedto the nearest

0.1 * per * of width. ‘llw3lot eize shall ke expmsed in ~.

The ezarpleunit shell te one filled ad Sled ~. The sample size shall

be the numter of pcuchee iml.icatedby inspction level S-1., Any test

sp2cb2n oraverage eealetrer@h faili.ngtometthe~ of 5.1.1.3

shall te claseifkr.1se a mjor defect and shall be cause for rej-on of the

lot.

4.5.7 Water acQ“viti teetinq. Eight filled and scald puches shall be

2A* at remiom frcnnthe lot rqzodl.ass of lot size. Water activity shall

ke~ notlese than fourdayelxxtnot nmrathan 14daysafter!xdciq

tn allcw Imisture equilitnation in the prcduct. nlepoldled pnxIuctehallke

hiividually teetsd for water activi~ in acxmdmna with tha Official

P@thcds of Analysis of the ADAC, mthcd 978.18, ue~ an eleztric h~.ter

s@= ~f-~~ ~11~ (at 25°C) or an =@=knt ~.

when anequiva.lent~ ieused, anymsultfa i.lirbgto conform to the

in 3.6 met ke confi.nrd using an elecixic h~ system.

The eauple for water activity testirg shall conform in size to the hyqmm@r

rramfacturer’s mconmdations. The fxunpleshall be a slice of the core

talmlfrmn oneofthe two center tamsand shall consiet ofapptuXiIn3tely

@ ~= Of the tnp cruet ad inmriiately adjam-tt cnmb. The &b

of ea~ water activi~ deterdmtion Shall be Xq20rtd to the ~ 0.01.

Anytest result failing to amform to the ~ “ of 3.6 shall te

classified se a major defect ad shall be ~use for rejection of the lot.

4.5.8 ShiuPi.m cuntai.rterexamination. Shipp* ~inere shall &

u -1 in aCCOIdSIKX2with the a~ of PPP-8-636. In addition, the

follut@ defects shell te imludd in the table of examination:

M3jor: tJationa3 stcck nmber, item description, c.nntrect

nunbr, or date of P.3ckmarkings mieeirq, incorrect,

or illegible.

Reinforcd with other than nommz@llic etzq@ng or

tipe.

Di.mneione of pack not as specified.

Intarior pack.irrgwith f~ liner orpede not

as specifi.d.

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Minor: Other requird mrkirqs,, missirg, inmmsct, or

illegible.

-M or nunbar of poudvss not as spscifisd.

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4.5.9 mt lad ~i m. Insp=tion ofunitloads shall bein

~withthe qalityasumnce prwisione of KIIA..-35O78.

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5.1 presarwtioq . meprcductahallbe~

level A.

in eccmdams with

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5.1.1 Is@ A. Six buns, on a pp2rbad tray, ad a sufficient number of

we=~wwesh~ caplianoe with M item oxygen content

(see 4.5.1.2.1, 3.4.2, cd 3.6a) shall ke unit packsd in a

preformd pouch as qecifid in 5.1.1.1.

5.1.1.1 ~formsd mud3. The prefornd pouch shall be fabricated fnm a

3-ply laminate cnmistirg of, from insida tn outside, 0.003 M b 0.004

inch thick Folymlafin, 0.00035 ind to 0.0007 inch thick aluminum foil, elxi

0.005 inch thick plyester. The tlues pliss shall * lamimted with ths

plysster on the exterior of ths pJucil. ‘Xlu3~late exterior of the ~

shall be unifonn3y cdorsd in the range of 34079 through 34087, or 24052

~ 24~7, ~ 301345thrcx@ 30118 (excludiq 30109), or 10045 of

~595. ‘ltIsmateria3 shall te suitably foxnmlatsd for fcd pdtagiq

amieba.l lmtimpa.rtancdoror flavor tothaprduct being packed. The

IE3tsrialshall shcw no widsnce of delam.ination, degradation, or foreign color

when heat ssalsd or fabrimted intn pJ@ISS.

5.1.1.2 1 n ‘l?I5prefozmd pcud shall be a flat style

~ having insida dimns?d of 8-3/4 inches wi& by 14-1/4 ~ lorq

&3./8 inch). ~firetd.intmsion ien—easwd attha opening Ofthepcufil

batw!en the heat sealed sides. ‘lhamptyp uchshelltemadeby heatseal~

three edges with 3/8 M (f l/8 inch) w~$~s- ‘lW -t aee.lsshall be

madein amanner that will ~ hexl@a Thesida amibottcan seals

shall haveanavezage sealstmrgth ofnotless~6_ perti ardrm

irdivirfuel~ixrenshallhwea seelatren@h oflessthan5pourxis ~ird

when tes@d as specified in 4.5.1.3. A V-shzpzd or C-she@ (half rraarl)

teertiat lcsast3./32inchdsq, lccatdl tol-1/4in&esfmmtha tcp

ec@aofths pou@ehalltemedein oneortuth sidaeeals. ‘xhedistame

betweenth ainsids~ofthataar notclaml thainsida ecigeoftha ssal

sha3.1be at least 3/16 inch. Onesida ofthsqensmi oftha pachmaybe

In=Jwtithmaxtendd or fol* lip, extan5d notnnrethan3./8ti

(f 3/16 ir@ to facilitate _ ad fillirq. ‘lkarnotch location shall

teueesum3fnJlll thetopofthapJuch excludi.qtheextandd or foldovar lip.

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5.1.1.3 Rn&lf illinoand Sealinq. nletslkdbune a.ldthe WP=W~-

numkerof packagee ofcqqenecavenger shall kepla~intothe~in a

~eoss to avoid Cmtam@ltion of theclcealreseel arsa. ‘me Lalnsehall

be filled intothep llcil using the nEthcde

puchshsll tecl- witha

specified in 3.4. The fillai

wnt.inucUe heatslA. notle then2/4incb

wide. If t.hemal ~se or annbination (heated curved bar with thermal

iIU@Se) SSd@liS USd, ~S&d Width frcnnl/8t03/16 iIidwillbs

~le. ‘l?lec3s6ureseal shallrKZtexterd belcwthet emtioneithar

side of the pl.lch. ‘Iheaverage eealstreqth shallbe notlethan6FouIxle

Perli.mart i,animid.ividual teetspeciren shall belese than 5-

when teetd ee epecifisd in 4.5.6.

5.1.1.4 ecaven?er Packet ‘Ille~ Scmmger packet shallke

~ approved ae euitable for use with foal. meowycJan sxXIvengarpecket

shall be reeietant to the In.iglationof oil, mi@alre, ad Salverqer

~ (see 6.4.5).

5.2 Pack.iq. I%ickiq ehall te level B.

5.2.1 J_eve.lBrnckiq Eight pcuchee of pcduct presend ae ~ifid in

5.1 ehall be packed in a-fihrtomd boxmnstmdd ticlcsdin aamdanos

with style -L, grade V3c of PPP-B-636. lhe inside box dint?neionsehall te

13-1/4 inchee in lerqth by 10-3/4 inchee in width by 9-1/4 ~ in depth.

‘lhe~shall bepscked flat, twopoudwep erlayera mifcmrlayars in

depth within the box. Whenpcking, thepadles shall beeeparat6dbya 3/2

h thick 0331u.lc5icash.ion.iq material pad, ~~Y19~w13

im5M?s, wnfonniq with ~ II, clase B or C of A-A-1898. An additional pad

ehallbe placed onthebottom of the packard onthetop of thetoppuch.

‘Ihe-of the@ss hallbe folded upovertheerd of the ~to forma

~-fitting pack. Al~tively, the pmchee ehall be packd in thm layers,

withalayer ofsixpoudv3e onsdgeacrcse thetox width smialayer of two

~ - flat on @. The buns shall te caehicmd with the celluloeic

cushioning material pads, es sp2cifisd &over with cm pad on the botlxnnof

thekmx,o nepadonthetopofthe EclXamionepad between the two layers.

~ kcm ehall be reinfo~ with nommtallic etrsgping or p~itive

adhesive filamnt reinfomed tape in accordance with the appmlix of

PPPB-636 .

5.2.2 m c cacIciq. Ei@t PJUCIWS Of prCdUCt, presemsd as specified

in 5.1, ehsll ke packed in a Srnq-fitt@ f“I&Jkan5tox mnstmddarxi

closed in accordance with etyle =-L, typ CF, variety SW, class dcamstic,

SC=@ 275, of _8-636. The inside box di.nmsione ehsll ba 13-3/4 inches in

leqth by 10-3/4 inchee in width by 9-1/4 inches in depth. lhe ~ .sha3.l

bepcksd flat, 2pcmdv3s per layer ardfour lay~in depth within thatox.

Whenpclciq, thepucheeehall beseperate3 bya3/2 inch thick cellul~ic

cushioning materiel @, SPPmXimtely 19inches by12inchee, confo?ar@to

~ II, cJeee B or C of A-A-1898. Anadditional padshallbeplacx35 on the

bttolnof thepackardon the top Ofthstqpucil. Tlleendsof the pads

ehall be folded up crwerthe end of the - to form a snug-fittiq Pck.

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Alternatively, the ~ shall & peckd in two layers, with a layer of six

pcmdeeonedgeacrc6s the boxwidth tialaysrofbc. ~~ckedflat

‘13tebum shall be cushioned with the @lulosic w.shioniq IIEIteriel

~lkspecified ahcwe, with one pad onthebottcn no ftheboxron spa don

thetopof the boxalri one pad tetween the W layers.

5.3 Unit loadirq U1’ien~ifiexl (see 6.1), the prcduct, packed as

Spsc.ifid in 5.2.1 ir 5.2.2., Shall tearmnged in unit loads in~

with MIL-L-35078 for the ~ ad class of lmd qecifi.?ficzux?ptthat the

un.itload shall wnsistof48 koxeewith 12 boxeeperwwse erdfcalr~

per load with all Ccameshaviq theeaue pattern Soaetocreate a)lununr

=iic--:;- - ~, - w- -1 b lMW ti

5.4 Labeling. =*p3uch shall teclaly printed withprmamnt inkin

laxge letters of black, pu@e, or similar dark

follwirg information:

amtaastirq color with the

mJNS, mMmJKZR, SHEIFSrARLE

IKKEOIE2?IS:

mSm7VE

I@r sandwiches, cut each bun in half lengthwise.

NQrS:

Ea.msmay hesemd warm. ‘Ibheat in water: plaoeumpemdpzudin

sinxrerirgwater for five minutes. ‘lb-t in oven: renuve FCUC31d place

buns in an men at 250% for five minutes. Kl NUf 0W2UiEW.

YIE1.13:six Iulls of?appmximtely 2 alnces 55*.

NEr WEmff:

NAME AND AOIRBS OF ~:

5.5 Marking.

5.5.1 Shiouim Containers.

~ with MIL-SID-129.

shipping containers shall te marked in

5.5.2 Unit 10CXLS. Unit loads shall be marked in accoxdam2 with

KtL-L-35078.

6. M31’ES

(This section contains information of a general or explarntoq natuJx2that

my be helpful, but is not m311iatory.)

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6.1 Amui5ition ~. Acquisition &cm2nts must qecify the

follcwing:

Title, rn.unkr,ad data of this epecifi=tion.

:: Issue of EDDISS to be citd in the solicitation -, if ~,

the specific issue of i.niividualdocumr& referencd (see 2.1.1

@ 2.2).

c. Whana first article ia rquired (see 3.1, 4.4, ad 6.2).

d. Provisions for approved ~~ =.E@= (f= 3.6.1 ard 6.2).

e. ~axlclass ofunitload when unit loadirgiarequimi

(ass 5.3).

6.2 First axtic,l~ Wnenafiret article ie~, it shallbe

imp2ct@ alrl&urclartha ~iate provisions of Federal

‘itiO?a~~~~ (~) 52.209-4. ‘Ihefirst article should baa

‘lhamntractiq officer should specify the q.yxopriate

@peofftia rticlL@theriumter ofunita tote fumiehd. ‘Ihe

ccmtract.@ officer ehcm.ldaleo incltie -if ic instinctions in aqui.eition

= =? ==ng~ for selection, ~on, d agpoval of

6.3 ate level of mclf. B3aeKion thecnmiitior?s low$mor ~

to be mmmterd duri.q ahipmnt, hardlirg, arriatmaga of the sp2cific item

~b~, the prccuring activity should select the appropriate level of

auxdmne with the criteria established in AR 700-3.5/NAVWFUiSr

4030.28/AFR 71-6/MC134030.33A/DUUl 4145.7.

6.4 Jmrcsiient infonmkion.

6.4.1 tisifi~. Ithasbeen fourrlthatsucrc6e fatty acid ester S-1670,

manufacture by mitsub~ International CYmporation, 510 FL3disonAvenue, NW

York, NYmee&the~ of 3.2.7 ard p2rforms satisfactorily in this

~.

6.4.2 R3t.assiumsorbate. encatiatd. Ithasteen fwrd thatan

~a@d Pota=im aorbata manufactured by B31ciwm Corpmation, Slate

Hill, New York, ueeta the requirxemts of 3.2.10 ad performs satisfactorily

inthiaproalct.

6.4.3 Sorbic acid. encati It has ken fcad that sorbic acid

lranufactumd by Van Den Eleqha~, Ix., Lisle, Illinois, nk?atathe

~ of 3.2.11 ad ~orns satisfactorily in this prcduct.

6.4.4 Qeam fl r. artificial. It has been f- that artificial ~

flavur R-7752, ma%actumd by Haaramm ard Reti CZqcmation, Spri.qfield,

N3, or prcduct no. 331884, nanufactuz-d by Felton International, Brcoklyn,

NY, ueetthem@rmen& of 3.2.12 ad pr.-formsatisfactorily in this

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6.4.5 Sca ~. 0Xy3fm revenger suitable for the pltpcsemybe

ctbi.mi frum ths Mdtifonn Desiccants, Im., Buffalo, NY. Other approved

=W9= -v== may b Used.

6.5

6.6

SuMect term (kev WJzd) Msting.

weed

CXnrbatfield fading

Qeratitmml mtion

Rolls

Shslf stable

frunll)?.w ious issue. l.Em@alnota tiorIserermtusedinthie

revision tiidentifydumzea withresmct totheumvicus issuadueths

extensi~ of & &.

Prepar@ activity:

Atnly-GL --=

Navy - SA

Air Fbxce -50 (Project 8920-0555)

Revi= activities:

Arnly-MD, Q4

Navy-MC

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