METRIC
A-A-20178C March 4, 2013
SUPERSEDING A-A-20178B December 12, 2012
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION SUGAR SUBSTITUTES, NON-CARBOHYDRATE
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description (CID).
1. SCOPE. This CID covers non-carbohydrate sugar substitutes, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments, and other interested parties, and as a component of operational rations.
2. PURCHASER NOTES.
2.1 Purchasers shall specify the following:
- Type(s), style(s), and package(s) of non-carbohydrate sugar substitutes desired (Sec. 3).
- Manufacturer's/distributor's certification (Sec. 9.2) or USDA certification (Sec. 9.3).
2.2 Purchasers may specify the following:
- Food defense section 9.1: Food defense system survey (FDSS) (Sec. 9.1.1), or Food defense addendum to plant systems audit (PSA) (Sec. 9.1.2), or (Sec. 9.1.2 with 9.2.1).
- Manufacturer's quality assurance (Sec. 9.2 with 9.2.1) or (Sec. 9.2 with 9.2.2).
- Packaging requirements other than commercial (Sec. 10).
3. CLASSIFICATION. The non-carbohydrate sugar substitutes shall conform to the following list which shall be specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
Types, styles, and packages.
Type I - Saccharin (1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one-1,1-dioxide) (C7H5N03S) (21 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) § 180.37)
Type II - Acesulfame potassium, also known as acesulfame K, (Potassium salt of 6-methyl-1-
2-3-oxathiazine-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide) (21 CFR § 172.800)
Type III - Aspartame (1-methyl N-L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine) (C14H18N205) (21CFR §
FSC 8940
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