Revised - Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a revised commodity specification for frozen fruit, aimed at providing clearer guidelines related to product origin and handling requirements. Key changes include clarified stipulations on product origin to ensure transparency and authenticity, the introduction of new drain-weight requirements to standardize product weight after draining excess liquid, and the removal of the checkloading requirement previously applied during the packaging process. These updates are designed to improve the accuracy and consistency of commodity specifications for frozen fruit procurement. This revision falls under solicitation number 123J14-Notice-22-005 and was posted on February 28, 2022. The contract is managed by the Agricultural Marketing Service within the Department of Agriculture and is associated with the NAICS code 311411, which pertains to frozen fruit processing. For further information or inquiries, the point of contact is Richard Peterson, whose contact details are provided with the contract notice. The updated specification reflects AMS’s ongoing commitment to refining commodity standards to better meet industry and regulatory needs.