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Fresh raw fish must bear the PUFI (Packed Under Federal Inspection) Shield. All milk shall be 2% low fat, fortified with vitamins A & D in 1/2 pint individually sealed cartons on all days milk is served. One teaspoon of butter or fortified margarine must be in an individually covered packaged chip which is delivered to the nutrition site on the day it is used on the menu. Butter or fortified margarine chips are not to be sent to the nutrition site in bulk for sto~age. Low Fat salad dressings, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise are to be in individual packets to be sent to the nutrition site on the day they are to be used. Salad dressings, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise are not to be sent to the nutrition site in bulk for storage. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Recipes submitted for all casserole meat entrees' that include combination foods that was submitted with the bid must be used in the food preparation. When recipe ingredients are changed, the recipe must be re-submitted for approval. All prepared or breaded meat items or meat in combination must be specified on the menu. The Food Contractor must obtain and submit a Certificate of Compliance from the manufacturer for each item to be included on the meat category. Only approved brands n~ay 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 site written serving instructions for each serving day specifying the utensils to be used and/or amounts of each food item to be serve to each Program participant in order to insure that proper portions are provided. The Purchaser shall notify the Caterer by phone by 2: 00 P.M. on each Program serving day for the next day's meal orders. This notification shail constitute a purchase order which wili cover the maximum billing for that order. The Purchaser or agency designee has the authority to make a change in the number of daily meals to be provided by the Caterer. The Purchaser may 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 cancelled meals. If meal orders are cancelled 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 3