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3.8 Analytical requirements: The moisture content for each type shall not exceed 5.0 percent.
3.8.1 Analytical procedure: Eight ounces of composited cocoa shall be used for testing.
3.8.2 Preparation of sample: The sample shall be prepared in accordance with the following Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International Method 970.20.
3.8.3 Analytical testing: When specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, analytical analyses shall be made in accordance with the Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International as follows:
Test Method
Fat 963.15
Moisture 931.04
3.8.4 Test results: The test results shall be reported to the nearest 0.1 percent. Any result not conforming to the analytical requirements shall be cause for rejection of the lot.
4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
4.1 The delivered cocoa shall comply with all applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sales of the cocoa within the commercial marketplace. Delivered cocoa shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.
5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS.
5.1 Product conformance. The cocoa provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this CID, conform to the producer's own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same cocoa offered for sale in the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.
5.2 Quality assurance. When the solicitation, contract, or purchase order requires that cocoa quality or acceptability or both be determined, the Processed Products Branch (PPB), Fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, shall be the certifying activity and shall make the determination in accordance with applicable PPB procedures.The cocoa shall be examined or analyzed or both in accordance with applicable provisions in this CID, solicitation, contract, or purchase order,
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