Kosher_Halal Items Specs 15B50224Q00000015.docx

Certified Religious Diet (Kosher / Halal) Specifications Quote Sheet 15B50224Q00000015 Institution: FCC BEAUMONT Fiscal Year: FY 2024 Quarter: 2nd

Religious Certification Requirements for Meals (Kosher):

All items offered on this bid must be certified by an accepted Orthodox Kosher certification agency from the United States or Canada, such as: OU - Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations; OK - Organized Kashrus Laboratories; Star K, KOF‑K; KAJ ‑ K'hal Adas Jeshurun; OKS ‑ Organization of Orthodox Kashrus Supervision; OV ‑ Vaad Hoeir of Saint Louis; CRC - Central Rabbinical Congress of the USA and Canada; CRC - Chicago Rabbinical Counsel; or Kosher Overseers of America. Quoters will include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided.

Kosher Items will not contain alcohol, emulsifiers, mind altering substances, enqymes and/or chemicals.

General Meal Specifications - Items 1 through 21 (Kosher):

compartment should be large enough to accommodate required ounces of product.

identifiable as either frozen or shelf stable.

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- 4 ounce-weight Fish Fillet cut from solid muscle fillet block flounder, cod, tilapia: or other white fish flesh fillet (not Breaded)

- 2 ounce-weight Tomato Sauce

- 4 ounce-weight White Rice

- 4 ounce-weight Mature Lima Beans NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED Specify case count on bid.

- 4 ounce Beef Franks or Cocktail Franks no artificial colors,

- 8 ounce-weight Vegetarian Beans w/Tomato Sauce

- 6 ounce-weight Diced Potatoes

- finished product of the Beef Frank may not contain more than 3.5% of a non-dairy/non-meat binders and extenders or 2% isolated soy protein may be used, but must be shown in the ingredients statement on the product's label by its common name. NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED Specify case count on bid.

- 4 ounce-weight Turkey Cutlet made from chunked and formed white meat (not from mechanically de-boned meat), Breaded (Combined breading and added ingredients may not exceed 35% including no more than 5% soy used as a stabilizer)

- 2 ounce-weight Gravy

- 6 ounce-weight Mashed Potatoes

- 4 ounce-weight Mixed Vegetables.

NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED

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- 4 ounce-weight Meatloaf (made with ground beef with not more than: 20% fat; 20% added ingredients)

- 2 ounce-weight Brown Gravy

- 6 ounce-weight Mashed Potatoes

- 4 ounce-weight Mixed Vegetables

- finished product of the Meatloaf may not contain more than 3.5% of a non-dairy/non-meat binders and extenders or 2% isolated soy protein may be used, but must be shown in the ingredients statement on the product's label by its common name. NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED Specify case count on bid.

- 4 ounce weight – Cooked Beef Meatballs (made with ground beef with not more than: 20% fat; 20% added ingredients)

- 2 ounce weight – Sweet Hawaiian Sauce

- 5 ounce weight – Cooked White Rice

- 4 ounce weight – Green Beans

NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED

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- 4 ounce-weight cooked Beef Meatballs (made with ground beef with not more than: 20% fat; 20% added ingredients ;)

- 5 ounce-weight Spaghetti Pasta

- 3 ounce-weight Tomato Sauce

- 8 ounce-weight Sweet Peas

- finished product of the Meatball may not contain more than 3.5% of a non-dairy/non-meat binders and extenders or 2% isolated soy protein may be used, but must be shown in the ingredients statement on the product's label by its common name. NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED Specify case count on bid.

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Vegetable Protein Meat Sauce made from:

- 0.5 ounce weight – Mushrooms,

- 6.5 ounce weight – Pre-Flavored Textured Soy Protein. Pre-flavored to mimic Beef and Italian Sausage. Product to be Vegan.

- 5 ounce-weight Cooked Elbow Pasta

- 4 ounce-weight Green Beans

NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED

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Vegetable Protein Meat Sauce made from:

- 0.5 ounce weight – Mushrooms,

- 6.5 ounce weight – Pre-Flavored Textured Soy Protein. Pre-flavored to mimic Beef and Italian Sausage. Product to be Vegan.

- 5 ounce-weight Cooked Ricotta Cheese Roll-up

- 4 ounce-weight Green Beans

NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED

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- 3 ounce-weight Plain Egg Omelet

- 1 ounce Spanish Sauce

- 3 ounce Potatoes NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED Specify case count on bid.

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Certified Kosher Parve. (CID A-A-20140D, Type I, Style A, B, C, or D). *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count.

(NO WINSTON PRODUCT)

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(NO WINSTON PRODUCT) We prefer 200 ct/cs.

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Fresh, but in Frozen State at delivery. Specify case count on bid.

Religious Certification Requirements for Meals (Halal):

Items offered on this bid must be certified Halal. Please read definitions below for requirement of each certification.

Certified Halal items will be certified by a Halal Certification Agency, to meet the following requirements:

Food must be certified halal:

· With no pork or pork by-products;

· No traces of alcohol, or additives containing alcohol, including sugar alcohols;

· No gelatin derived from haram sources;

· No animal shortening derived from haram sources;

· No other mind-altering substances derived from haram sources;

· No forbidden enzymes derived from haram sources;

· No emulsifiers that are derived from haram sources;

· That has no exposure to haram foods or ingredients through cross contact.

· Quality assurance mechanisms to ensure no cross contact with haram food or ingredients.

The animal from which the meat comes:

· Must be lawful to consume in Islamic Law.

· Cannot have died of cause other than proper slaughtering in accordance with Islam;

· The live animal must be slaughtered:

· By hand with an extremely sharp knife so that the animal suffers minimally:

· Intentionally slaughtered by a horizontal cut at the throat of the animal (below is laryngeal prominence), so that three of the four vessels are severed in one cut;

· By a practicing sane adult Muslim who is knowledgeable of the Islamic slaughtering procedures.

· The slaughterer must believe in all the essential matters of the Islamic faith.

· The slaughterer must recite Bismillah (In the Name of Allah) before the slaughtering of each animal, and in a manner prescribed by Islamic law.

· The Halal slaughtered carcasses should be stamped and labeled as ‘Halal’.

Quoters will include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided.

General Meal Specifications - Items 22 through 23 (Halal):

2) All meals will contain the food products per the individual product specification including the stated volume and/or weight of item as listed.

3) No substitutions may be made to the meats, vegetables, starches, sauces or preparation methods.

4) Meals (items 23 through 24) may be quoted as frozen and/or shelf stable products. Pricing must be identifiable as either frozen or shelf stable.

5) Each individual meal must be marked with the certification symbol from the religious certification agency.

6) Heating directions must be provided for various wattage microwaves or oven heating including recommended method.

9) Mashed Potatoes will be made with commercially prepared potato flakes without peel, adding only water according to the manufacturers' preparation instructions; or fresh potatoes prepared using only water and spices with only the amount of binder which will ensure the product does separate in processing. No extenders of any type are allowed.

10) Tomato Sauce will be commercially prepared or crushed and/or pureed tomatoes, tomato paste and spices using only the amount of binder required to ensure the product does not separate during processing.

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Chicken Chow Mein entree made from:

- 4 ounce-weight Breaded Chicken Nuggets made from chunked and formed white meat (not from mechanically de-boned meat), Breaded (Combined breading and added ingredients may not exceed 35% including no more than 5% soy used as a stabilizer)

- 6 ounce-weight Gravy thickened w/corn starch

- 1 ounce-weight Celery, Bell Pepper and Onion

- 2 ounce-weight Green Beans

- 3.5 ounce-weight White Rice

- 3.5 ounce-weight Sweet Peas and Carrots Specify case count on bid.

Certified Kosher / Halal Items – 15B50224Q00000006