A-A-20204 Pasta With Vegetables In Tomato Sauce, Kosher And Halal, ThermostabilizedThis Commercial Item Description (CID) covers thermostabilized, kosher certified and halal approved, pasta with vegetables in tomato 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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2/ The presence of any foreign material (for example, dirt, insect parts, hair, wood, glass, metal), foreign odor or flavor (for example, burnt, scorched, moldy, rancid, sour, stale), or foreign color shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

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 75⁰F [18 to 24⁰C]) after completion of the thermostabilization operation. The pouches shall be heated in 180 to 190⁰F (83 to 87⁰C) 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/

1/ To determine the drained weight, the pouch content shall be poured into a flat bottom container. A minimum of three times the pouch’s volume of 180 to 190⁰F (83 to 87⁰C) 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 and 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 45⁰ angle and allow 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).