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General Requirements
1 Total Soluble Solids
(Water capacity) - The container shall be well filled with the product and shall occupy not less than 90.0 percent of the water capacity of the container, when packed
2 in the rigid containers. The water capacity of the container is the volume of distilled water at 20ºC which the sealed container is capable of holding when completely
filled.
Microbiological Requirements
1 Total Plate Count
2 Incubation at 37oC for 10 days & 55oC for 7 days
3 Yeast & Mould Count
4 Flat Sour Organisms
5 Staphylococcus aureus
6 Salmonella
7 Shigella
8 Clostridium botulinum
9 Clostridium Perfringens
10 E.coli 0157 and Vero or Shiga toxin
11 Vibrio Cholera
12 Coliforms
13 Heat Resistant Mould
14 Thermophillic Anaerobic Bacteria (TAB)
15 Listeria Monocytogens
16 Enteribacteriaceae
17 Coagul. Pos. Staphylo Cocci
18 Lactic Acid Bacteria
19 Entero Bacteriaceae
Contaminants
Metal Contaminants
1 Lead ; ppm
2 Copper ; ppm
3 Arsenic ; ppm
4 Tin ; ppm
5 Zinc ; ppm
6 Cadmium ; ppm
7 Mercury ; ppm
8 Iron ; ppm
9 Chromium: ppm
10 Nickel: ppm
11 Antimony: ppm
Crop Contaminants
1 Aflatoxin (Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 & G2)
Other Contaminants
1 Melamine
2 Hydrocyanic Acid
3 Hypericine
4 Saffrole
LIST OF PESTICIDES
9 Aldrin and Dieldrin (Aldrin and dieldrin combined expressed as dieldrin),mg/kg 153 Alpha HCH,mg/kg (Isomer of Hexachlorocyclohexane)
22 DDT (sum of p,p´-DDT, o,p´-DDT, p-p´-DDE and p,p´-TDE (DDD) expressed as 166 Pyrachlostrobin,mg/kg
DDT),mg/kg
23 Deltamethrin (cis-deltamethrin),mg/kg - Decamethrin 167 Triadimenol,mg/kg
24 Diazinon,mg/kg 168 Fenamidone,mg/kg
25 Dichlorvos,mg/kg 169 Trifloxystrobin,mg/kg
Carbon di sulfide ( Mancozeb, Maneb, Propineb, Metiram, Thiram and Ziram collectively
26 Dicofol (sum of p, p´ and o,p´ isomers),mg/kg 170
estimated as CS₂ ),mg/kg
Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as
27 171 Carbosulfan,mg/kg
dimethoate),mg/kg
28 Difenoconazole,mg/kg 172 Carbofuran,mg/kg
29 Dimethomorph,mg/kg 173 Thiodicarb,mg/kg
Dinocap (sum of dinocap isomers and their corresponding phenols expressed
30 174 Difenthiuron,mg/kg
as dinocap),mg/kg
31 Endrin,mg/kg 175 Pyrethrins mg/kg
32 Ethion,mg/kg 176 2, 4-D mg/kg
33 Etofenprox,mg/kg 177 Benomyl mg/kg
34 Fenitrothion,mg/kg 178 Delta HCH mg/kg (Isomer of Hexachlorocyclohexane)
35 Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate (Sum of RS & SR isomers),mg/kg 179 Gama HCH mg/kg (Isomer of Hexachlorocyclohexane known as lindane)
36 Fenpyroximate,mg/kg 180 Trichlorfon mg/kg
37 Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expressed as 181 Paraquat Dichloride mg/kg
fipronil),mg/kg
38 Flufenoxuron,mg/kg 182 Thiometon mg/kg
39 Flusilazole,mg/kg 183 Tridemorph mg/kg
40 Hexaconazole,mg/kg 184 Chlorobenzilate mg/kg
41 Indoxacarb as sum of the isomers S and R,mg/kg 185 Ethephon mg/kg
42 Iprodione,mg/kg 186 Formathion mg/kg
43 Imidacloprid,mg/kg 187 Carbaryl
44 Lambda-Cyhalothrin,mg/kg 188 Ethylene bis-dithiocarbamates
45 Methamidophos,mg/kg 189 Paclobutrazol
46 Myclobutanyl,mg/kg 190 Thiamethoxam
Oxydemeton-methyl (sum of oxydemeton-methyl and demeton-S-
47 191 Imazalil
methylsulfone expressed as oxydemeton-methyl),mg/kg
48 Oxyfluorfen,mg/kg 192 Biphenyl
57 Spinosad: sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D, expressed as spinosad,mg/kg 201 Alphanapthyl Acetic Acid
102 Flupyradifurone and its metabolites Difluroacetic Acid and Difluroethylamino- 246 Mesosulfuron Methyl
furanone
103 Fluvalinate 247 Metaflumizone
104 Fluxapyroxad 248 Metalaxyl
105 Fomesafen 249 Metalaxyl-M
106 Forchlorfenuron 250 Methabenzthiazuron
107 Quizalofop ethyl 251 Methyl Chlorophenoxy Acetic Acid (MCPA)
108 Quizalofop-P-tefuryl 252 Metolachlor
109 Sodium Aceflourofen 253 Metrafenone
110 Sodium Para Nitro Phenolate 254 Metribuzin
111 Spinetoram and its metabolites (Spinosyn-J and Spinosyn-L) 255 Metsulfuron Methyl
112 Spiromesifen 256 Milbemectin
113 Spirotetramat 257 Orthosulfamuron
132 Chlorienvinphos (Residues to be measured and alpha and beta isomers of 276 Bromopropylate
Chlorienvinphos)
133 2-EHDP / ethephone 277 Diphenylamine
134 3-Hydroxycarbofuran 278 Ethoprophos
135 Acequinocyl-hydroxyl 279 Fenbuconazole
136 Azinphos-Methyl (Guthion) 280 Fenbutatin oxide
137 Fludioxinil 281 Fenhexamid
138 Folpet 282 Methidathion
139 O-phenylphenol 283 Oxamyl
140 Phosmet 284 Penthiopyrad
141 Pirimicarb 285 Pyridaben
142 Pyrimethanil 286 Spiridoclofen
143 Tebufenozide 287 Tetradifon
144 Triflumizole 288 Thiabendazole