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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Recipes for all casserole meat entrees that include combination foods that will be used in the food preparation must be submitted to Purchaser prior to August 1, 2008. When recipe ingredients are changed, the recipe must be re-submitted for approval prior to use. All prepared or breaded meat items or meat in combination must be specified on the menu. The Caterer must obtain and submit a Certificate of Compliance from the manufacturer for each item to be included on the meat category. Only approved brands may be used in the meat category. Example: Holly Farms Chicken would prepare the certificate of compliance for chicken nuggets and the certificate would be submitted by the food contractor. MISCELLANEOUS Cakes -all cakes will be frosted or an appropriate fruit topping will be used. Cakes must be covered with an appropriate covering. Salt normally used in all recipes or food preparation will be reduced by one-half. The Caterer will supply to each LunchPlus Club site written serving instructions for each serving day specifying the utensils to be used and/or amounts of each food item to be served to each Program participant in order to insure that proper portions are provided. The Purchaser shall notify the Caterer by phone no later than 2:00 p. m. on each Program serving day for the next day's meal orders. This notification shall constitute a purchase order, which will cover the maximum billing for that order. Any changes made to this order after 2:00 p. m. will require approval by the Caterer. The Purchaser shall notify the Caterer by 7:00 a.m. of any serving day in the event that inclement weather or any unforeseeable circumstance reduces the meal requirements at any or all sites and no charges will be made to the Purchaser for those canceled meals. If meal orders are canceled by the Purchaser after 7:00 a. m. then the Caterer may bill the Purchaser based on a prorated cost for meal preparations that have been made prior to the Purchaser's cancellation notice. Meals ordered will be packaged in bulk containers. If the Caterer fails to deliver adequate amounts of food as ordered, the Purchaser may request that any omissions in delivery be provided by.the Caterer. If there is insufficient time for the Caterer to deliver the omissions on the same day before serving time, then the Purchaser shall have the right to purchase the comparable food items from another source and to receive an amount of reimbursement or credit on the Caterer's invoice equal to the Purchaser's expense for obtaining these food items. If shortage or omission cannot be made up by the Caterer by serving time on the same day and if the Program is not able to purchase the needed food items, then the shortage or omission of the specific food item (meat, vegetable, bread, dessert or milk) will ~' ~ a