MIL-C-44072C
shall be S-4 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 2.5 for major defects and 4.0 for minor defects.
| Category | Defect | |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Minor | |
| 101 | Size not as specified. | |
| 102 | Oatmeal cookie interior not crisp. | |
| 103 | Texture of brownie hard or not firm. | |
| 104 | Coating not completely covering product. | |
| 105 | Brownie or oatmeal cookie crushed. 3/ | |
| 201 | Brownie or oatmeal cookie broken (broken off edges not exceeding 1/16 inch maximum are considered acceptable.) | |
| 106 | Flavor not characteristic of oatmeal (oatmeal cookie only). | |
| 107 | Coating adheres to bag. | |
| 108 | Coating not free from cracks, chips or rough spots. | |
1/ The presence of foreign material (for example, glass, dirt, insect parts, hair, wood, glass, or metal), foreign odor or off-flavor (for example, burnt, scorched, stale, sour, rancid, musty, moldy), or foreign color shall be cause for rejection of the lot.
2/ Product not equal to or better than the approved preproduction sample (see 6.1) in palatability and overall appearance shall be cause for rejection of the lot. (This comparison shall be performed only when deemed necessary by an Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) agent.)
3/ A crushed item is one in which 1/8 or more the volume of the item has been reduced to crumbs.
4.5.5 Bag closure seal testing. The filled and sealed bags shall be tested in accordance with method A or B of ASTM D 882, except that the testing speed may be 10 or 12 inches per minute. For preformed bags, three adjacent specimens, 1/2 or 1 inch wide, shall be cut from the closure seal of each bag in the sample. For the form-fill-seal bags, three adjacent specimens, 1/2 or 1 inch wide shall be cut from each side and each end of each bag in the sample. For the preformed bag, the average seal strength of the closure seal shall be calculated by averaging the test results of the three test specimens cut from that seal. For the form-fill-seal bag, the average seal strength of each side and end of the bag shall be calculated by averaging the test results of the three specimens cut from that side or end. The results shall be reported to the nearest 0.1 pound per inch of width. The lot size
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