DRAFT UGANDA 
STANDARD DUS DEAS 1007  
 
 
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Chia  seeds — Specifi cation 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reference number 
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National foreword 
 
 
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and 
Cooperatives established under Cap 327, of the Laws of Uganda, as amended.  UNBS is mandated to co- 
ordinate the elaboration of standards and is 
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(b)  a contact point for the WHO/FAO  Codex Alimentarius Commission on Food Standards, and 
 
(c)  the National Enquiry Point on TBT Agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 
 
 
The  work  of  prepar ing  Uganda  Standards  is  carried  out  through  Technical  Committees.  A  Technical 
Committee is established to deliberate on standards in a given field or area and consists of representatives of 
consumers, traders, academicians, manufacturers, government and other stakeholders. 
 
Draft Uganda Standards adopted by the Technical Committee are widely circulated to stakeholders a nd the 
general public for comments. The committee reviews the comments before recommending the draft standards 
for approval and declaration as Uganda Standards by the National Standards Council. 
This Uganda Standard, US EAS 1007:2019, Chia seeds — Specification, is identical with and has been 
reproduced from an Internat ional Standard, EAS 1007:2019, Chia seeds — Specification, and adopted as a 
Uganda Standard. 
 
The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee UNBS/TC 2, Food and agriculture, 
Subcommittee SC 2, Edible oilseeds, fats and oils. 
 
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FINAL DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD 
 
 
 
 
Chia seeds — Specification 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Foreword 
 
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, tra de barriers that are encountered  when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed. 
 
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee (EASC) mandated to develop and 
issue  East  African  Standards  (EAS).  The  Committee  is  composed  of  representatives  of  the  National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations in the community. 
 
East African Standards are developed through Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups,  private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders thr ough the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated  before finalization of standards, in 
accordance  with the Principles and procedures for development of East African Standards. 
 
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing. 
 
The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee EASC/TC 015, Oil seeds, edible fats 
and oils. 
 
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Chia seeds — Specification 
 
 
 
 
 
1    Scope 
 
This Draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, methods of sampling and test for chia seed (Salvia 
hispanica L.) intended for human consumption. 
 
This standard does not apply to chia seed as a planting material. 
 
 
 
2    Normative references 
 
The following documents are  referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. 
 
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice 
 
EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements 
 
EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements 
 
EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements 
 
ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odour, insects, and species and variety — Test 
methods 
 
ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella 
spp 
 
ISO  7251,  Microbiology of  food  and  animal  feeding stuffs  —  Horizontal method for  the  detection and 
enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number technique 
 
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 
in cereals, nuts and derived  products — High-performance liquid chromatographic method 
 
ISO 24333, Cereals, and cereal  products — Sampling 
 
ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method 
 
ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of lead by direct graphite furnace atomic 
absorption spectrometry 
 
 
 
3    Terms  and definitio ns 
 
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 
 
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—   ISO Online browsing platform: available at  http://www. iso.org/obp 
 
3.1 
chia seed 
small oval seeds of the species Salvia hispanica.L. 
 
3.3 
foreign matter 
organic and inorganic materials other than chia seed3.5 
 
noxio us seeds 
seeds other than chia seeds which, if present in quantities above a certain limit, can have a damaging or 
dangerous  effect on health, sensory properties or technological performance 
 
 
 
4    Requir ements 
 
4.1   General requirements  
 
Chia seed shall: 
 
a)   be practically free from filth in amounts that may represent a hazard to human health; 
 
b)   be free of off flavours and odours; 
 
c)   be practically free from a ny organic and inorganic matter 
d)   have a colour characteristic of the variety; and 
e)   be free from toxic or noxious seeds that are commonly recognized as harmful to health 
f)    have characteristic colour of the variety 
4.2   Specific requirements  
 
Chia seed shall comply with the specific requirements given in Table 1 when tested in accordance  with the 
methods specified therein.DEAS 1007: 2019 DEAS 1007: 2019 
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Table 1―Specific requirement for chia seed 
 
Characteristic Requirement Test method 
Moisture and volatile matter, % m/m, max. 9.0 ISO 2455 7 
Foreign matter, %m/m, max. 0.1 ISO 605 
Acid insoluble ash % m/m, max. 0.3 ISO 5985 
 
5    Contaminants 
 
5.1   Pesticide residues 
 
Chia seed shall conform to those maximum residue limits for pesticides established by the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission for this commodity. 
 
5.2   Heavy metals contaminants 
 
Chia seed shall conform to those maximum levels given in Table 2 when tested in accordance with the 
methods specified therein. 
 
 
Table 2 —Maximum levels for heavy metal contaminants in chia seed 
 
S/N Heavy metal Limits, max. 
 
mg/kg Test method 
i. Lead  0.1  
 
ISO 6869 ii. Arsenic 0.1 
 
 
 
5.3   Aflatoxin  
 
Total Aflatoxin shall not  exceed 10 μg/kg while aflatoxin B1 shall not exceed 5  μg/kg when  tested in 
accordance  with ISO 16050. 
 
 
 
6    Hygiene 
 
6.1     Chia seed. shall be produced, prepared, handled and stored  in accordance with EAS 39. 
 
6.2     Chia seed shall comply with the microbiological limits given in Table 3 when  tested in accordance  with 
the method specified therein 
 
 
Table 3 — Microbiol ogical limits in chia  seed  
 
S/No  Type of micro-organism Limit Test method 
1 Salmonella per 25 g Shall be absent ISO 6579 -1 
2 E. coli MPN/g  Shall be absent ISO 7251  
 
7    Packaging  
 
Chia seed shall be shall be packaged in containers made from food grade  packaging material and sealed in a 
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8    Weights  and m easures 
 
Chia seeds shall be packaged in accordance  with the weights and measures regulations of the destination 
country. 
 
NOTE         EAC Partner States are signatory to the International Labour Organizations (ILO) for maximum package 
weight of 50 kg where human loading and offloading is involved 
 
 
9    Label ling 
 
 
In addition to the requirements of EAS 38, the name of the product  as ‘chia seed’ shall be legibly and indelibly 
labelled; 
 
10    Nutrition and health claims 
 
Chia seed may have claims on nutrition and health. Such claims when declared shall comply with EAS 803, 
EAS 804 and EAS 805. 
 
 
 
10  Sampling 
 
Sampling shall be carried out in accordance with ISO 24333. 
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