INCH-POUND
MIL-PRF-44073G
11 September 2009
SUPERSEDING
MIL-PRF-44073F
4 September 2001
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION
PACKAGING OF FOOD IN FLEXIBLE POUCHES
This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the
Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers the performance criteria for packaging materials and
the packaging of food in flexible pouches to include the filling and hermetic sealing of the
pouches and, when applicable, the packaging of the pouches into cartons.
1.2 Classification. Pouches are of the following types, styles and designs, as specified
(see 6.2).
1.2.1 Types.
Type I Single Serving Pouch (SSP)
Type II Institutional Size Pouch (ISP)
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to US Army
Research, Development and Engineering Command, Natick Soldier Research,
Development and Engineering Center, RDNS-CFF, 15 Kansas St., Natick, MA 01760-
5018 or emailed to ray.valvano@us.army.mil. Since contact information can change, you
may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online
database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/.
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