A-A-20203 Chicken, Noodles, And Vegetables, In Sauce, Kosher And Halal, ThermostabilizedThis Commercial Item Description (CID) covers thermostabilized, kosher certified and halal approved, chicken, noodles, and vegetables in sauce, packed in flexible pouches, suitable for use by the Federal Government and as a component of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Individual.

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3/ Product not equal to or better than the approved first article sample in palatability and overall appearance shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

6.5.2 Double sampling plan for drained weight examination. The finished product shall be examined for the drained weight defects listed in Table II utilizing the double sampling plans indicated in MIL-STD-105. The filled and sealed sample pouches shall be held for a minimum of 72 hours at room temperature 65 to 75^OF (18 to 24^OC) after completion of the thermostabilization operation. The pouches shall be heated in 180 to 190‑O‑F (83 to 87^OC) water for 10 minutes, opened, and inspected. The lot size shall be expressed in pouches. The sample unit shall be the contents of one pouch. The inspection level shall be S-3 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 1.5.

TABLE II Drained weight defects 1/

Category	Defect
Major
101	Drained weight of chicken dices less than 2.0 ounces (56.7 g).
102	Drained weight of vegetables less than 1.5 ounces (42.5 g).
103	Drained weight of egg noodles less than 2.0 ounces (56.7 g).

1/ To determine the drained weight, the pouch contents shall be poured into a flat bottom container. a minimum of three times the pouch�s volume of 180 to 190^OF (83 to 87^OC) water shall be added to the container so as to cover the contents. The contents and water shall be gently agitated without breaking the pasta or vegetables. The contents shall then be poured into a U.S. Standard No. 7 sieve (2.80 mm) in a manner that will distribute the product over the sieve without breaking the pasta or vegetables. Sieve area shall be such that the distributed product does not completely cover all the openings of the sieve. The sieve shall be tilted at approximately a 45�^O angle and allowed to drain for 2 minutes before determining the drained weight by subtracting the sieve tare weight from the gross weight. The drained weight shall be reported to the nearest 0.1 ounce (3 g).