(Product Analysis) for Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA) Products Mobile App

Included Fields

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  A copy of the product label is included.

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  Product Name is provided and matches the name on the product label.

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  Product Code Number is provided and matches the code number on the product label.

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  Manufacturer name is provided.

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  Case/ pack/ count/ portion/ size are included as applicable

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  (Refer to the Sample Product Formulation Statement (PFS) for M/MA Products.

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  I have my copy of the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG), revised 2008 edition.

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  The food items in section I.

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  The description doesn’t match Column 1, but it does match a description in Column 4 (Serving Size...

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  The FBG Yield (servings per purchase unit) provided aligns with the correct description in Column...

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  The answer provided in the Creditable Amount column on the sample PFS for each separate ingredien...

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  The total creditable amount for the meat/meat alternate section, Total A, is correct and the answ...

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  All of the creditable ingredients listed on the form match ingredients listed in the ingredients ...

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  The APP’s listed are single ingredients such as soy flour, soy protein concentrate, soy protein i...

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  The product itself is an entrée item with visible M/MA or an integral part of an entrée item.

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  Documentation (Refer to Attachment A from sample PFS on supplier letterhead.

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  The APP documentation is on letterhead of the manufacturer that actually makes the APP.

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  a) The documentation states that the APP meets requirements found in 7CFR Parts 210, 220, 225, an...

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  b) The documentation indicates that non-protein constituents have been removed.

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  c) The PDCAAS (Protein Corrected Amino Acid Score) is provided and the score is greater than 0.

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  d) The hydration ratio is provided in the documentation and is greater than 18% when fully hydrat...

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  Steps for Evaluation

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  e) The percent protein level is provided on an as-is basis and is greater than 18% when fully hyd...

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  APP documentation meeting all of the above requirements is provided for each separate APP listed ...

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  Check the calculation for each APP ingredient used

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  The whole number percent protein (not the decimal form of the percent) is used in the calculation.

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  The answer for each separate APP calculation is correct and was not rounded up.

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  The amount of credit from APP, Total B, is correct and was not rounded up.

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