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هينه التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربيه
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)
مشروع مواصفه اولي
Draft of Standard DS
TC05 اعداد اللجنه الخليجه رقم
Prepared by GSO Technical Committee No. TC05
GSO 05 DS CAC 152: 2019
دقيق القم
WHEAT FLOUR
I.C.S: 67.60
This document is a draft GSO Standard circulated for comments. It is therefore subject to alteration and modification and may not be referred to as a GSO Standard until approved by GSO.
هذه الوثيقه مشروع لمواصفه قياسيه خليجيه تم توزيعها لابداء الراي والملاحظات بشانها، لذلك فانها عرضه للتغيير والتبديل، ولا يجوز الرجوع اليها كمواصفه قياسيه خليجيه الا بعد اعتمادها من الهينه.

تقدم
هينه التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربيه هييه اقليميه تضم في عضويتها اجهزه
التقيين الوطنيه في الدول الاعضاء، ومن مهم الهييه اعداد المواصفات القياسيه واللوايح الفنيه
الخليجيه بواسطه لجان فنيه متخصصه.
قرر (المجلس الفني لمجلس اداره) هييه التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربيه في
اجتماعه رقم ( / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
( / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / GSO 194)
الغذايي الدوليه (الكودكس) (CAC 152) (دون) ادخال تعديلات فنيه عليه ضمن برنامج عمل
(اللجه الفنيه الخليجه لمواصفات المنتجات الغذاييه والزراعيه) (الخليجه رقم TC05)
. (الامارات العربيه المتحده)
ويعتبر النص (الانجليزيه) هو المرجع الاساس في حال وجود اختلاف بين النصين.
علي ان تلغي (اللايه الفنيه) رقم (GSO 194:2015) وتحل محلها.

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
INTERNATIONAL FOOD STANDARDS
FAO
FZ
PAWS
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
[Non-Text]
World Health Organization
E-mail: codex@fao.org - www.codexalimentarius.org
STANDARD FOR WHEAT FLOUR
CODEX STAN 152-1985
Adopted in 1985. Revision: 1995. Amendment: 2016.

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1. SCOPE
This standard applies to wheat flour for direct human consumption prepared from common wheat, triticum aestivum l., or club wheat, triticum compactum host., or mixtures thereof, which is prepackaged ready for sale to the consumer or destined for use in other food products.
It does not apply:
- to any product prepared from durum wheat, Triticum durum Desf., singly or in combination other wheat;
- to whole meal, whole-wheat flour or semolina, farina milled from common wheat, Triticum aestivum L., or club wheat, Triticum compactum Host., or mixtures thereof;
- to wheat flour destined for use as a brewing adjunct or for the manufacture of starch and/or gluten;
- to wheat flour for non-food industrial use;
- flours whose protein content have been reduced or which have been submitted after the milling process to a special treatment other than drying or bleaching and/or to which have been added other ingredients than those mentioned under Sections 3.2.2 and 4.
2. DESCRIPTION
2.1 Product definition
Wheat flour is the product prepared from grain of common wheat, Triticum aestivum L., or club wheat, Triticum compactum Host., or mixtures thereof, by grinding or milling processes in which the bran and germ are partly removed and the remainder is comminuted to a suitable degree of fineness.
3. ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION AND QUALITY FACTORS
3.1 Quality factors – general
Wheat flour and any added ingredients shall be safe and suitable for human consumption.
Wheat flour shall be free from abnormal flavours, odours, and living insects.
Wheat flour shall be free from filth (impurities of animal origin, including dead insects) in amounts which may represent a hazard to human health.
3.2 Quality factors – specific
3.2.1 Moisture content 15.5% m/m max
Lower moisture limits should be required for certain destinations in relation to the climate, duration of transport and storage. Governments accepting the Standard are requested to indicate and justify the requirements in force in their country.
3.2.2 Optional ingredients
The following ingredients may be added to wheat flour in amounts necessary for technological purposes:
- malted products with enzymatic activity made from wheat, rye or barley;
- vital wheat gluten;
- soybean flour and legume flour.
4. FOOD ADDITIVES
4.1 Enzymes
Fungal amylase from Aspergillus niger
Fungal amylase from Aspergillus oryzae
Proteolytic enzyme from Bacillus subtilis
Proteolytic enzyme from Aspergillus oryzae
4.2 Flour treatment agents
L-ascorbic acid and its sodium and potassium salts
L-cysteine hydrochloride
Maximum level in finished product
GMP
GMP
GMP
GMP
Maximum level in finished product
300 mg/kg
90 mg/kg

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<table><tr><td>Sulphur dioxide (in flours for biscuit and pastry manufacture only)</td><td>200 mg/kg</td></tr><tr><td>Mono-calcium phosphate</td><td>2 500 mg/kg</td></tr><tr><td>Lecithin</td><td>2 000 mg/kg</td></tr><tr><td>Chlorine in high ratio cakes</td><td>2 500 mg/kg</td></tr><tr><td>Benzoyl peroxide</td><td>60 mg/kg</td></tr><tr><td>Azodicarbonamide for leavened bread</td><td>45 mg/kg</td></tr></table>
5. CONTAMINANTS
5.1 Heavy metals
Wheat flour shall be free from heavy metals in amounts which may represent a hazard to human health.
5.2 Pesticide residues
Wheat flour shall comply with those maximum residue limits established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission for this commodity.
5.3 Mycotoxins
Wheat flour shall comply with those maximum mycotoxin limits established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission for this commodity.
6. HYGIENE
It is recommended that the product covered by the provisions of this standard be prepared and handled in accordance with the appropriate sections of the General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969) and other Codes of Practice recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission which are relevant to this product.
To the extent possible in good manufacturing practice, the product shall be free from objectionable matter.
When tested by appropriate methods of sampling and examination, the product:
- shall be free from micro-organisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health;
- shall be free from parasites which may represent a hazard to health; and
- shall not contain any substance originating from micro-organisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health.
7. PACKAGING
Wheat flour shall be packaged in containers which will safeguard the hygienic, nutritional, technological, and organoleptic qualities of the product.
The containers, including packaging material, shall be made of substances which are safe and suitable for their intended use. They should not impart any toxic substance or undesirable odour or flavour to the product.
When the product is packaged in sacks, these must be clean, sturdy and strongly sewn or sealed.
8. LABELLING
In addition to the requirements of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (CODEX STAN 1-1985) the following specific provisions apply:
8.1 Name of the product
The name of the product to be shown on the label shall be “wheat flour.”
8.2 Labelling of non-retail containers
Information for non-retail containers shall either be given on the container or in accompanying documents, except that the name of the product, lot identification and the name and address of the manufacturer or packer shall appear on the container. However, lot identification and the name and address of the manufacturer or packer may be replaced by an identification mark, provided that such a mark is clearly identifiable with the accompanying documents.

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9. METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING
For checking the compliance with this standard, the methods of analysis and sampling contained in the Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CODEX STAN 234-1999) relevant to the provisions in this standard, shall be used.

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ANNEX
In those instances where more than one factor limit and/or method of analysis is given we strongly recommend that users specify the appropriate limit and method of analysis.
<table><tr><td>Factor/Description</td><td>Limit</td><td>Method of analysis</td></tr><tr><td>ASH</td><td>Buyer Preference</td><td>AOAC 923.03ISO 2171:1980ICC Method No. 104/1 (1990)</td></tr><tr><td>FAT ACIDITY</td><td>MAX: 70 mg per 100 g flour on a dry matter basis expressed as sulphuric acid – or – Not more than 50 mg of potassium hydroxide shall be required to neutralize the free fatty acids in 100 grammes flour on a dry matter basis</td><td>ISO 7305:1986– or – AOAC 939.05</td></tr><tr><td>PROTEIN (5.7)</td><td>MIN: 7.0% on a dry weight basis</td><td>ICC 105/I Method for the Determination of Crude Protein in Cereals and Cereal Products for Food and for Feed (Type I Method) Selenium/Copper catalyst. – or – ISO 1871:1975</td></tr><tr><td>NUTRIENTSi. vitaminsii. mineralsiii. amino acids</td><td>Conform With Legislation of the Country in Which the Product is Sold</td><td>None Defined</td></tr><tr><td>PARTICLE SIZE (GRANULARITY)</td><td>98% or more of flour shall pass through a 212 micron (No. 70 sieve)</td><td>AOAC 965.22</td></tr></table>