# SAM #12-3J14-Notice-26-025

USDA AMS Announces Updated Consolidated Dried-Fruit Specification

**Buyer:** USDA  AMS  3J14
**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** January 01, 2027
**Identifier:** 12-3J14-Notice-26-025
**NAICS:** 311423

USDA AMS announced a consolidated update to its dried-fruit commodity specification.
- **Agency:** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS), office 3J14.
- **Notice:** The updated specification brings dried-fruit products into one document.
- **Changes:** Updates inspection language, nutritive sweetener information, grading standards, and MIFB-D language; removes raisin types.
- **Procurement status:** This is an informational specification announcement, not a request for offers. It lists no purchase quantities, vendors, or individual line items.
- **Attachment:** The detailed specification is referenced, but no attachment summary was provided with this notice.

### Description

<p>Attached is the updated Commodity Specification for Dried Fruit. Highlights include the consolidation of all dried fruit products into one specification document, clarification of inspection language, nutritive sweetener information, removal of raisin types, update on grading standards and MIFB-D language.</p>
<br/><br/><br/><strong>Additional Links:</strong><br/><a href='https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs#Fruits' target='_blank'>Product Specifications & Requirements</a>

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