AFRICAN STANDARD CD-ARS 861
AFRICAN STANDARD CD-ARS 861
AFRICAN STANDARD CD-ARS 861
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<strong>CD</strong>-<strong>ARS</strong> <strong>861</strong>:2012(E)<br />
ISO 6888-3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration<br />
of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) — Part 3: Detection<br />
and MPN technique for low numbers<br />
ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection and<br />
enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number technique<br />
ISO 7305, Milled cereal products — Determination of fat acidity<br />
ISO 7954, Microbiology — General guidance for enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Colony count<br />
technique at 25 °C<br />
ISO 11085, Cereals, cereals-based products and animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fat<br />
and total fat content by the Randall extraction method<br />
ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products — Sampling of static batches<br />
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1<br />
and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-performance liquid chromatographic method<br />
ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses — Determination of the nitrogen content and calculation of the crude<br />
protein content —– Kjeldahl method<br />
ISO 21527-2, Microbiology of food and animal feedstuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of<br />
yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in products with water activity less than or equal<br />
to 0.95<br />
3 Definitions<br />
For the purposes of this standard the definitions in WD-<strong>ARS</strong> 466:2012 and the following definitions<br />
shall apply.<br />
3.1<br />
diluent<br />
a suitable, inert, edible food-grade carrier for micronutrients<br />
3.2<br />
premix<br />
a blend of fortificants and diluents formulated to provide specified and determinable amounts of<br />
micronutrients<br />
3.3<br />
fortified milled maize products<br />
maize meal, maize flour or sifted maize meal to which micronutrients have been added in accordance<br />
with this standard<br />
3.4<br />
fortificant<br />
a compound which contains the specified micronutrient intended to be added to a food vehicle<br />
3.5<br />
food fortification<br />
the practice of deliberately adding essential micronutrients in a food to improve the nutritional quality<br />
of the food and to provide a public health benefit with minimal risk to health<br />
4 Quality requirements<br />
4.1 Raw materials<br />
Fortified milled maize products shall be produced from shelled maize conforming to the requirements<br />
of <strong>ARS</strong> 461.<br />
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