MIL-C-44072C
Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Individual”/Food Packet, Long Range Patrol.
When the chocolate covered oatmeal cookie is procured as a component of the MRE, the chocolate covered oatmeal cookie shall be packaged in accordance with 5.1.
Meal, Cold Weather.
When the chocolate covered oatmeal brownie or the chocolate covered oatmeal cookie are procured as components of the MCW, one chocolate covered brownie or one chocolate covered oatmeal cookie shall be packaged in accordance with 5.1.
5.1 Preservation. When specified (see 6.1), the product shall be preserved in accordance with level A.
5.1.1 Level A. One chocolate covered brownie or one chocolate covered oatmeal cookie shall be unit packed in bags as specified in 5.1.1.1 or 5.1.2.1. When product is held for more than 24 hours prior to unit packing, the product shall be stored at 800F or below and if storage time exceeds 30 days, the product shall be stored at 00F or below. 5.1.1.1 Preformed bags. The preformed bags shall be fabricated from 0.002-inch thick ionomer or polyethylene film laminated or extrusion coated to 0.00035-inch thick aluminum foil which is laminated to 0.0005-inch thick polyester. The three pliers shall be laminated so that the aluminum foil is between the other two layers. The bag shall be formed with the polyester on the exterior of the bag. The exterior bag color for MRE and LRP applications shall conform to number 20219, 30219, 30227, 30279, 30313, 30324, or 30450 of FED-STD-595. For MCW applications, the complete exterior of the bag shall be covered overall with a white color in the range of 37778 through 37886 of FED-STD-595. The material shall show no evidence of delamination or degradation when heat sealed or fabricated into bags and shall not transfer any foreign odor or flavor to the product being packed.
5.1.1.1.1 Bag construction. The bag shall be formed by heat sealing to the size and design configuration as shown in figure 1, except that squared or rounded corners are acceptable. The heat seals shall be made in a manner that will assure the hermetic quality of the bag. The side and bottom seals shall have an average seal strength of not less than 6 pounds per inch of width and no individual specimen shall have a seal strength of less than 5 pounds when tested as specified in 4.5.1.3.
5.1.1.1.2 Bag filling and sealing. The brownie or the oatmeal cookie shall be placed into the bag in such a manner as to avoid contamination of the closure seal area. The filled bag shall be closed under a vacuum of not less than 22 and not more than 25 inches of mercury (see 4.5.3.3) with a heat seal not less than 1/4 inch wide. If thermal impulse or combination (heated curved bar with thermal impulse) sealing is used, any seal width from 1/8 to 7/16 inch will be acceptable. The closure seal location shall be as shown in figure 1. The average seal strength shall be not less than 6 pounds per linear inch, and no individual test specimen seal strength shall be less than 5 pounds when tested as specified in 4.5.5.
5.1.2.1 Form-fill-seal bags. Form-fill-seal bags shall consist of a tray-shaped body with a heat
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