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RCED-84-29 1 (1984-02-21)

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BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE



Report To The Secretaries Of

Agriculture And Defense







Government Could Save Millions By Revising

Its Purchase Specification For Ground Beef




The! government's purchase specification for
ground beef is more restrictive than specifica-
tions used by commercial buyers and results in
higher prices, without increasing quality. Most
government ground beef purchases are for the
school lunch program and for feeding military
personnel.

Ground beef suppliers and meat experts told
GAO that the commercial product, which
accounts for more than 95 percent of U.S.
ground beef production, is adequate for the
government's use. The government could have
saved about $20 million of the $181 million it
spent for ground beef in fiscal year 1982 if it
haq purchased commercial ground beef.








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