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1 التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليجالعربية  هيئة  
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
 
 
مشروع مواصفة أولي  
Draft of Standard DS  
 
 
 
 
TC05اعداداللجنة الفنية الخليجية رقم  
 
 
Prepared by GSO Technical Committee No. TC05  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
     المشروبات المنكهة 
Flav ored drink  
 
 
 
 
 
I.C.S : 67.160. 20  
 
هذه الوثيقة مشروع لمواصفة قياسية خليجية تم توزيعها 
لإبداء الرأي والملحوظات بشأنها ، لذلك فإنها عرضة 
للتغيير والتبديل، ولا يجوز الرجوع إليها كمواصفة قياسية 
خليجية إلا بعد اعتمادها من الهيئة. This document is a draft GSO Standard 
circu lated for comments. It is, therefore ,  
subject to alteration and modification and 
may not be referred to as a GSO Standard 
until approved by GSO .  
 
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2  
Foreword 
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is a regional Organization which consist s of the 
National Standards Bodies of GCC member States. One of GSO main functions is to issue 
Gulf Standards /Technical regulations through specialized technical committees (TCs).  
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No (5) " Technical commit tee for 
standards of food and agriculture products " has prepared this Technical regulation . The Draft 
Technical regulation  has been prepared by Saudi Arabia  . The draft Technical regulation  has 
been prepared based on relevant ADMO, International and Natio nal foreign Standards and 
references.  
This Technical regulation  has been approved by GSO Board of Directors  in its meeting 
No.(15), held on   /  / h ( / / )  . 
 
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3 FLAVORED DRINKS  
 
1- SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION  
 This standard is concerned with flavored d rinks which  are non carbonated . 
2- COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES  
2.1              GSO 1 “Labeling of Prepackaged Foods”.  
2.2 GSO 150 “Expiration Periods of Food Products - Part 2”. 
2.3 GSO 21   “Hygienic Regulations for Food Plants and Their Personnel”.  
2.4 GSO  149  “Un bottled Drinking Water”.  
2.5              GSO 707  " Flavorings Permitted For Use in Foodstuffs"  
2.6            GSO 2500  "Food Additives".  
2.7            GSO 1016   "  Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs -Part1  " 
2.8              GSO 995 "  Swee teners permitted for use in food  
2.9              GSO 839 "Food packages – Part 1: General requirements".  
2.10             GSO 148 sugar  
 
3- DEFINITIONS  
 Flavored Drink s: Non-carbonated  syrup from water and sugar, with one or more 
artificial or natural fla vorings and additives mentioned in (4.4) and (5.4). Fruit 
juice (concentrates or concentrates) and / or edible parts of mature fruits (Sound) 
by less than 10%.  
4- REQUIREMENTS  
4.1 The following requirements shall be met in artificial  drink with fruit flavor: 
4.1.1 Be free  of impurities  and separation .  
4.1.2 All raw materials used shall comply with the relevant Gulf standards.  
4.1.3 The product shall be prepared according to hygienic conditions stated in the Gulf 
standard mentioned in  ( 2.3). 
4.2 The water  used in  the produc tion shall be potable and complying with the Gulf 
standard mentioned in (2.4)  
4.3 It shall have the characteristic color and flavor of the product.  
 
4.4 Optional materials  
4.4.1 Natural sugars: Sucrose, corn syrup, dextrose, honey, inve rt sugars..,etc.  The sugar  
used in  the produc tion shall be potable and complying with the Gulf standard 
mentioned in (2.10)  
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4 4.4.2 Artificial sweeteners: Artificial sweeteners permitted for use shall comply with the   
                  GSO standard mentio ned in (2. 8) 
4.4.3    It is alowed to use  fruit juice  or concentrated fruit juice  as a flavoring agent  by less 
than 10%. 
4.4.4      Vitamins & Minerals: May use vitamins  and minerals  that are soluble  in aqueous  
medium  with added concentration  less than  15% of the  daily requirement  of the 
individual,  according  to WHO recommendations .  
4.5              Food Additives:  
                   It is permitted to use only food additives in accordance with GSO standard 
mentioned in item (6.2).  
4.6 The contaminating mi neral elements shall not exceed the following:  
                   Arsenic          0.1 ppm 
                   Lead               0.2 ppm  
4.7             The flavors used in the production are included and permitted in the Gulf 
Technical Regulations mentioned  in item (5.2)  
 
 
4.8 Microbiological criteria in the product shall not exceed what is stated in the Gulf 
standard mentioned in (2.7) 
 
5- PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE  
5.1 Packaging  
5.1.1 The product shall be packaged in clean, hygienic, suitable, h ermetically sealed and  
                   moisture proof containers  and that the packaging comply with the requirements of 
the Gulf Technical Regulations mentioned in item (9.2). . 
5.1.2 Packaging should be are  free from any  pictures  or an image  specify  the type of  
fruit  
5.2 Transportation  
 Transportation shall be carried out in such a way as to protect the product from 
mechanical damage and contamination.  
5.3 Storage  
 The product shall be stored in well -ventilated stores far away from sources of heat, 
mois ture and contamination  
 
 
6- LABELLING  
 Without prejudice to what is stated in the Gulf standards mentioned in (2.1) and 
(2.2), the following information shall be declared on the labeling : GSO 2208/201 9  GSO STANDARD   UPDATE   
 
 
5 6.1 The term "Flavored Artificial Drink" with the type of flavor us ed. 
6.2 Type of drink, sweetened or not sweetened or with artificial sweeteners.  
6.3 Amount and type of vitamins and minerals in case of enriching the powder with  
                   them.  
6.4        Nutritional data  (the amount of energy  in calorries , the number of  grams of  
protein , fat, carbohydrates , sugar, vitamins  and minerals  added ) / 100  ml or the 
package size  if was less  than that 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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6 References  
 
Arab Beverage Association notes .