Foodstuffs
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Usable Foodstuffs, Meals or Rations will be received using standard receipt processes if the DTID/ETID contains the approval of the Subsistence Office of the Military Service having jurisdiction over the generating source of the foodstuffs, and the reason for declaring the food excess, in specific terms.
A determination from the subsistence office/veterinary service/medical officer or other authorized official that the foodstuffs are/are not fit for human or animal consumption.
If the subsistence office/veterinary service/medical officer determines that any foodstuffs proposed for DLA Disposition Services disposal are not fit for human or animal consumption, they will be disposed of as trash by the generating activity. (In such cases, foodstuffs should be clearly marked "CONDEMNED.")
If the suitability of foodstuffs cannot be established, the food should be disposed of as trash.
Usable foodstuffs - Food items (such as in broken or damaged packaging, or rejected for nonconformance with U.S. Government specifications however are authorized for sale) may be reported to DLA Disposition Services:
- Include a statement as to reason for its specific rejection.
- Before transfer of title, the generating activity shall remove or obliterate U.S. Government identification such as contract numbers, NSNs, and any other printing.
Meals or rations (including survival packets that have been prepared and packaged in advance of the anticipated time or date of consumption):
- Must include a determination by the veterinary service/medical officer that the subsistence is fit or unfit for human or animal consumption.
