Post-harvest profile of red gram - Agmarknet

iii) Grading under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA):SPLIT PULSE (DAL) ARHAR:Dal Arhar shall consist of husk and split seeds of red gram [Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp]. Itshall be sound, clean, sweet, dry, wholesome and free from admixture of unwholesomesubstance.It shall also conform to the following standards, namely :-(i) Moisture – Not more than 14 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverisedpulses at 130°C - 133°C for two hours).(ii) Foreign matter – Not more than 2 per cent by weight out of which inorganic mattershall not exceed 1 per cent by weight.(iii) Other edible grains – Not more than 0.5 per cent by weight.(iv) Damaged grains – Not more than 5 per cent by weight.(v) Weevilled grains – Not more than 3 per cent by count.(vi) Uric acid content – Not more than 100 mg per kilogram.(vii) ¹[A flatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram.]²[(viii) Rodent hair and excreta – Not more than 5 pieces per kg:]Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shallnot exceed 6 per cent by weight.1.Subs.b y G.S.R. 692(E), dated 11 th October, 1999 (w.e.f. 11-10-1999).2.Subs.by G.S.R. 792(E), dated 13 th December,1995(w.e.f. 13-12-1995).Source: The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 along with The Prevention of FoodAdulteration Rules, 1955 as amended by The Prevention of Food Adulteration (TenthAmendment) Rules,2000 together with Commodity Index.iv) Grading under CODEX Standard for Certain PulsesCODEX STAN 171-1989 (Rev.1-1995)The Annex to this standard contains provisions which are not intended to be appliedwithin the meaning of the acceptance provisions of Section 4.A(I)(b) of the General Principlesof the Codex Alimentarius.1. SCOPEThis Standard applies to the whole, shelled or split pulses defined below which areintended for direct human consumption. The Standard does not apply to pulses intended forfactory grading and packaging, industrial processing, or to those pulses intended for use in thefeeding of animals. It does not apply to fragmented pulses when sold as such, or to otherlegumes for which separate standards may be elaborated.2. DESCRIPTION2.1 Product Definition12