ATTACH_MORE_Specification___ACR_F_002C.doc

ACR-F-002C

20 November 2019

SUPERSEDING

ACR-F-002B

30 June 2011

SECTION C

The Food Packet, Modular Operational Ration Enhancement (MORE) provides a special purpose enhancement packet for the Warfighter and complements both individual and group rations. This packet of performance enhancing and high carbohydrate foods will help the Warfighter maintain optimal performance levels in extreme operational environments and during high intensity missions.

C-1 ITEM DESCRIPTION

ACR-F-002C, FOOD PACKET, MODULAR OPERATIONAL RATION ENHANCEMENT (MORE), ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS Types

Type I

High Altitude/Cold Weather

Type II Hot Weather

C-2 ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS

A. Components. The components are specified in table I.

TABLE I. Components

Beverage Powder, Carbohydrate Fortified Ascorbic Acid and Enhanced Maltodextrin

Flat Interlocking Closure Pouch

Grape Lemon-Lime

Orange

Tropical Punch

PCR-B-055

Formulation b Design B

Flavor 2

Flavor 3 Flavor 4 Flavor 5

Beverage Powder, Carbohydrate Electrolyte

Flat Interlocking Closure Pouch

Fruit Punch

Grape

Lemon-Lime

Orange

PCR-B-013A

Design B

Flavor I

Flavor II

Flavor III

Flavor IV

TABLE I. Components - Continued

Chewing Gum

Tablet, Large, With Caffeine, Regular

Peppermint

Cinnamon

Disk, Regular, With Caffeine, Regular

Peppermint

Cinnamon A-A-20175E Type I, Size C, Style (2), Class 1 Flavor a

Flavor c

Type VII, Size B, Style (2), Class 1

Flavor a

Flavor c

Chocolate Pudding Chocolate Pudding With Caffeine

PCR-C-081A

Type I

Crackers, Fortified

Plain

PCR-C-037A

Type I

Energy Gel

Mixed Berry

Lemon Lime

Orange

PCR-E-018

Flavor I

Flavor II

Flavor III

First Strike Bars Chocolate, Regular

Mocha, Mini

PCR-F-001A

Flavor I, Style A

Flavor V, Style B

Fruits, Infused, Dried

Cranberries, Sliced, Unflavored, No Sulfiting Agents, Sweetened With Nutritive Sweeteners, Conventional A-A-20299C Type VII, Style B, Flavor 1, Class (1), Sweetening Option a, Agricultural Practice (A)

Fruits, Wet Pack

Applesauce, Carbohydrate Enhanced, Sweetened, Regular Style

Applesauce, Carbohydrate Enhanced, Sweetened, Regular Style, Cinnamon

PCR-F-002D

Type VII

Type IX

Meat and Poultry Snacks, Cured

Beef, Fermented, Chopped and Formed, Sticks, Teriyaki A-A-20298C Variety A, Type IV, Style a, Class 2 Flavor (b)

Nut and Fruit Mix

Nuts and Raisins With Pan Coated Chocolate Disks

PCR-N-003B

Type II

Nuts, Shelled, Roasted

Almonds (Unblanched), Flavored (Smoke) A-A-20164E Type VI, Style C

TABLE I. Components - Continued

Snack Foods

Pretzels, Filled Pretzels, Cheddar Cheese

Baked Snack Crackers, Cheddar Cheese

Toasted Corn Kernels, Barbecue A-A-20195E Type II, Style F, Flavor 1

Type V, Flavor 1 Type VI, Flavor 2

Spread Soup Mix

Cheddar Potato with Artificial Bacon Bits

PCR-S-023

Type II

Toaster Pastries Regular, Frosted (Icing), Chocolate Chip, Swirled and/or Drizzled Icing, Enriched Wheat Flour, Not Fortified, Conventional, Single Serving Packet A-A-20211C Type I, Style B, Flavor 12, Icing Option (c), Grain Composition (1), Fortification b, Agricultural practice i , Servings (a)

B. Contents. The contents of each food packet type are specified in table II. Refer to table I for full citation and document number of components.

TABLE II. Contents

Type I - High Altitude/Cold Weather MORE Pack 1

Chocolate Pudding, Caffeine Nut and Fruit Mix, Type II Toaster Pastry

Energy Gel, Mixed Berry

Snack, Filled Pretzels, Cheddar

Pack 2 First Strike Bar, Chocolate

Nut and Fruit Mix, Type II

Energy Gel, Lemon Lime

Snack, Corn Kernels, BBQ Snack, Beef Stick, Teriyaki Caffeinated Gum, Cinnamon

Beverage, Carb Fortified 1/

Pack 3

Crackers, Fortified, Plain Spread Soup Mix

Applesauce, Carb, Sweetened Snack, Baked Cracker, Cheddar First Strike Bar, Mini Mocha

Beverage, Carb Fortified 1/

Type II – Hot Weather MORE Pack 1

Chocolate Pudding, Caffeine Dried Cranberries

Energy Gel, Mixed Berry

Snack, Filled Pretzels, Cheddar

Beverage, Carbo Electro (2) 1/ Pack 2 First Strike Bar, Chocolate

Nuts, Almonds, Smoke Flavored Energy Gel, Lemon Lime

Applesauce, Carb, Sweetened Caffeinated Gum, Peppermint

Beverage, Carbo Electro (2) 1/ Pack 3

Energy Gel, Orange

Snack, Corn Kernels, BBQ Applesauce, Carb, Cinnamon

Nut and Fruit Mix, Type II First Strike Bar, Mini Mocha

Beverage, Carbo Electro (2) 1/

1/ Flavors shall be procured in equal quantities and assembled in a distribution which provides the greatest variation. When pack contains two beverages, they shall be different flavors.

SECTION D

D-1 PACKAGING

A. Components.

(1) Time-temperature indicator (TTI) label. The TTI label shall be a 3/4 inch square, bull’s-eye type, pressure sensitive adhesive label. The TTI label shall have an activation energy (Ea) of 24–30 kcal/mole, be protected from ultraviolet radiation and have a shelf life of 1100 days at 80(F as pivot point.

(2) Assembly package. The assembly package shall be of sufficient thickness and strength to contain the pack components without tearing or spillage of meal contents throughout assembly, packing and distribution. Material will be suitably formulated for use with food packages.

B. Assembly.

(1) Food packet, MORE assembly. Each applicable component for each MORE food packet as described in table II shall be inserted into the assembly package. The assembly package shall be shrink wrapped or heat-sealed (as applicable) with material suitably formulated for use with food. If closed by heat seal, the seal shall be not less than 1/8 inch wide, and vacuum sealing is permitted. The sealed assembly package shall not show any evidence of foreign odor. The size of the finished assembly packet shall allow for the packing of 24 food packets into the box.

D-2 LABELING

A. Food packet, MORE. Each MORE food packet shall be correctly and legibly labeled on at least one face with permanent ink or other dark contrasting color. The label shall cite (as applicable):

Modular Operational Ration Enhancement (MORE)

(Note: shall be printed in BOLD font)

Type I: High Altitude/Cold Weather (Note: shall be printed in BOLD font)

Pack number (Note: shall be printed in BOLD font)

Specially designed for added nutrition during high altitude operations or at temperatures below 40°F

(May also be consumed at temperatures between 40-70°F) (Note: shall be printed in italicized font)

Contents list

Name and address of assembler

OR

Modular Operational Ration Enhancement (MORE)

(Note: shall be printed in BOLD font)

Type II: Hot Weather (Note: shall be printed in BOLD font)

Pack number (Note: shall be printed in BOLD font)

Specially designed for added nutrition during operations at temperatures above 70°F

(May also be consumed at temperatures between 40-70°F) (Note: shall be printed in italicized font)

Contents list

Name and address of assembler

D-3 PACKING

A. Packing. Twenty-four food packets, eight of each pack, shall be packed in a fiberboard box. The fiberboard box shall conform to RSC-L of ASTM D5118/D5118M, Standard Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes, grade V2s of ASTM D4727/D4727M, Standard Specification for Corrugated and Solid Fiberboard Sheet Stock (Container Grade) and Cut Shapes, except the requirements for dry burst strength shall be minimum 425 psi, the requirement for wet burst strength shall be minimum 250 psi and the laminated board thickness shall be 0.069 inches. [CCDC-Soldier Center found that solid fiberboard shipping container material consisting of two outer facings of 90 pound wet strength linerboard and an inner ply of 69 pound linerboard met the performance criteria of this specification.] The box liner shall be a full inside width box liner fabricated from grade W5c fiberboard in accordance with ASTM D5118/D5118M, except the terminal ends of the liner shall overlap a minimum of 2 inches and no fastening of the overlap is required. The box shall be closed in accordance with closure method 2A1 of ASTM D1974/D1974M, Standard Practice for Methods of Closing, Sealing, and Reinforcing Fiberboard Boxes; except the gap between the outer flaps shall be not more the 3/4 inch wide. Each box shall be reinforced with two girthwise nonmetallic straps. The inside dimensions of the box shall be 16-11/16 inches in length, 9-1/8 inches in width and 10-1/4 inches in depth.

D-4 UNITIZATION

A. Unit loads. Forty-eight boxes shall be arranged in unit loads in accordance with type I, class C of DLA Troop Support Form 3507, Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items. At least two boxes in each tier shall be oriented to display the TTI label.

D-5 MARKING

A. Shipping containers. Shipping containers shall be marked in accordance with DLA Troop Support Form 3556, Marking Instructions for Boxes, Sacks, and Unit Loads of Perishable and Semiperishable Subsistence and as specified in the contract with the following exceptions:

(1) Identification markings normally placed on an end of the shipping container shall read from top to bottom, left to right, when the shipping container is rotated from its upright position onto its side for palletization. The major flaps of the shipping container closure immediately to the right of the marked end of the shipping container shall bear the following marking:

Contract data and other required markings

Date of pack

Lot number

U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY – COMMERCIAL RESALE IS UNLAWFUL

(2) The TTI label shall be centrally positioned on the panel. A minimum distance (quiet zone) of 1/4 inch from the nearest identification marking shall be maintained.

(3) One side panel of the shipping container shall be marked “Food Packet, Modular Operational Ration Enhancement (MORE)” in letters not less than 1-1/4 inches high. The marked end panel for Type I shall read “Food Packet, MORE High Altitude/Cold Weather (for temperatures below 40°F)” or for Type II shall read “Food Packet, MORE Hot Weather (for temperatures above 70°F)” in addition to other required markings.

B. Unit loads. Unit loads shall be marked in accordance with DLA Troop Support Form 3556.

SECTION E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The following quality assurance criteria, utilizing ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes, are required. Unless otherwise specified, single sampling plans indicated in ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 will be utilized. When required, the manufacturer shall provide the Certificate(s) of Conformance to the appropriate inspection activity. Certificate(s) of Conformance not provided shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

A. Definitions.

(1) Critical defect. A critical defect is a defect that judgment and experience indicate would result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending on the item; or a defect that judgment and experience indicate is likely to prevent the performance of the major end item, i.e., the consumption of the ration.

(2) Major defect. A major defect is a defect, other than critical, that is likely to result in failure, or to reduce materially the usability of the unit of product for its intended purpose.

(3) Minor defect. A minor defect is a defect that is not likely to reduce materially the usability of the unit of product for its intended purpose, or is a departure from established standards having little bearing on the effective use or operation of the unit.

B. Conformance inspection. Conformance inspection shall include the examinations/tests and the methods of inspection cited in this section.

C. Packaging examination.

(1) Assembled food packets examination. The filled and sealed food packets shall be inspected for the defects listed in table III. The lot size shall be expressed in packets. The sample unit shall be one packet. The inspection level shall be S-4 and the acceptable quality level (AQL), expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 2.5 for major defects and 4.0 for minor defects. A minimum of 50 samples shall be examined for critical defects. The finding of any critical defect shall be cause for rejection of the lot. The inspection sample shall contain a proportionate amount of packets.

TABLE III. Assembled food packet defects

Tear or hole or open seal in spread soup mix or energy gel or pudding or applesauce.

Swollen spread soup mix or energy gel or pudding or applesauce.

Food packet not type or not pack as specified.

Component missing or incorrect pack for packet.

Packet not clean or outer packaging of contents not clean. 1/

Foreign odor.

Label missing or incorrect or illegible.

Tear or hole or open seal in component packages.

Crushed or broken component. 2/

1/ Outer packaging shall be free from foreign matter, which is unwholesome, has the potential to cause package damage (i.e. glass, metal filings, etc.), or generally detracts from the clean appearance of the package. The following examples shall not be scored as defects for unclean:

a. Foreign matter which presents no health hazard or potential package damage and which can be readily removed by gently shaking the package or by gently brushing the package with a clean dry cloth.

b. Localized dried product which affects less than 1/8 of the total surface area of one pouch face, or an aggregate of scattered dried product which affects less than 1/4 of the total surface area of one pouch face.

2/ For definition of crushed or broken, refer to applicable ration component document.

3/ The holes provided in shrink wrap to allow venting of air to facilitate effective application of shrink wrap are permitted and shall not be scored as defects.

D. Packing.

(1) Shipping container and marking examination. The filled and sealed shipping containers shall be examined for the defects listed in table IV. The lot size shall be expressed in shipping containers. The sample unit shall be one shipping container fully packed. The inspection level shall be S-3 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 4.0 for major defects and 10.0 for total defects.

TABLE IV. Shipping container and marking defects

Marking missing or incorrect or illegible.

Outer flaps do not completely meet, leaving an opening greater than 3/4 inch between flap ends.

Inadequate workmanship. 1/

Missing food packet. 2/

Not eight of each pack specified.

TABLE IV. Shipping container and marking defects - Continued

Not correct type food packet.

1/ Inadequate workmanship is defined as, but not limited to, incomplete closure of container flaps, loose strapping, inadequate stapling, improper taping, or bulged or distorted container.

2/ Each missing food packet is a defect.

(2) Flap closure testing. The lot size shall be expressed in shipping containers. The sample unit shall be one shipping container. The inspection level shall be S-2 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 4.0. The closure of the four outer flaps of the container shall be tested separately. A 90 degree angular bar with each leg approximately 5 inches long by 3 inches wide by 1/8 inch thick shall be used to test the flap closures. Insert one leg of the angular bar full length under the center of one outer flap. Insertion shall be made through the open slot between the outer flaps. Lift the container vertically by the other leg of the bar until the container is suspended. The complete upper surface of the inserted leg shall be in contact with the inner surface of the flap during the lifting and suspension of the container. Complete separation of the adhesive bond of one or more of the outer flaps, showing no evidence of fiber tear, shall be scored a major defect.

F. Unit load examination. The unit load shall be examined in accordance with DLA Troop Support Form 3507, Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items. Any nonconformance shall be classified as a major defect.

SECTION J REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Unless otherwise specified, the applicable version of these documents is that which is active on the date of the solicitation or contract.

DLA Troop Support Forms

NON-GOVERNMENTAL STANDARDS

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ) www.asq.org

ASTM INTERNATIONAL www.astm.org

D4727/D4727M

Standard Specification for Corrugated and Solid Fiberboard Sheet Stock (Container Grade) and Cut Shapes

D5118/D5118M

Standard Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes