التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليجالعربية  هيئة    
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
 
 
مشروع  مواصفة أولي   
Final Draft of Standard FDS 
 
 
 
 
TC05اعداد اللجنة الخليجية رقم  
 
Prepared by GSO Technical Committee No. TC05  
 
 
 
GSO  05 FDS /ISO 2516:2020     
 
ISO 2516:2016  
 
 
 
خلطات محسنات القهوة العربية المعبأة 
Prepackaged Mixed Improvers of Arabic Coffee  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ICS:  67.220.10  GSO 2516:2020  GSO STANDARD  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepackaged Mixed Improvers of Arabic Coffee  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of GSO Technical Council : 
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 تقـديـم  
 
هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية هيئة إقليمية تضمممم  ضو تضممممجهتةا ا  ة    
الجطنيمة للمجافمممممممممممممميماو والمقما يس ضو ةول الخليج العربيمةإ ومد مةماا الةيئمة إتمداة المجافمممممممممممممميماو 
القياسية الخليجية بجاسطة لجان ضنية متخصصة . 
وقمد قماممي هيئمة التقييس لمدول مجلس التعماون لمدول الخليج العربيمة ممممممممممممممممد بر مامج تمم  اللجنمة 
الينية رقممممممممممممممم  (TC05" )اللجنة  الينية  الخليجية  للمجافياو  الغذائية وال راتية"  بتر مة  هذه  اللائحة 
الينية الخليجية مد قب  ةولة قطر.   
  
 
Forwarded 
 
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is a regional Organization which consists 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) "Food and agricultural 
Standards " has translated  this technical regulation   . The Draft Standard has been 
translated  by State of Qatar .  
  
 GSO 2516:2020  GSO STANDARD  
 
 Prepackaged Mixed Improvers of Arabic Coffee 
 
1-Scope and field of application: 
 
This Gulf Standard is concerned with prepackaged Mixed Improvers of Arabic 
Coffee .  
 
2- Complementary references: 
 
2.1 GSO 9: Labelling of prepackaged food stuffs. 
2.2 GSO 21: Hygienic regulations for food plants and their personnel.  
2.3 GSO 23: Colouring matter used in food stuffs. 
2.4 GSO 168: Requirements of storage facilities. 
2.5 GSO 841: Maximum limits of mycotoxins permitted in food and animal 
feeds - Aflatoxins.  
2.6 GSO 988: Limits of radioactivity levels permit ted in food stuffs - Part 1.  
2.7 GSO 382: Maximum levels of pesticide residues in agricultural and food 
products - Part 1.  
2.8 GSO 383:  Maximum levels of pesticide residues in agricultural and food 
products - Part 2.  
2.9 GSO 839: Food packages – Part1.  
2.10 G SO 707: Flavourings permitted for use in food stuffs.  
2-11 GSO 150: Expiration dates for food products - Part 1.  
2.12 GSO 948: Spiecs and condiments - Sampling.  
2.13 GSO 381: Emulsifiers, stabbilizer and thick ners permitted for use in food 
products. 
2.14 GSO 1016: Microbiological criteria for ffod stuffs - Part 1.  
2.15 GSO/ CAC 193: General Standard for contaminants and toxins in food. 
 
3- Definitions:   
 
Prepackaged Mixed Improvers of Arabic Coffee : Is a product prepared from spices, 
condiments, herbs and s ome permitted food additives for purpose to give colour and/ 
or taste and/ or odpur and/ or flavour, it should be in powdered shape. 
 
4- Requirements: 
 
The following shall be met in prepackaged Mixed Improvers of Arabic Coffee :  
4.1 All raw materials intended in the processing shall be comply with the Gulf 
Standards specific to each. 
4.2 The product shall be prepared and packaged under hygieniec conditions according 
to Gulf Standard mentioned in Item (2.2). 
4.3 Ground roasted coff ee shall not permitted to adding for the product.  
4.4 Product ingredients shall be keep its physical properties from ever odour and 
flavour, and be from rancidity and foreign odours. 
4.5 Spices and condiments and hebs shall be permitted to added, as cardam om, Sffron 
and cloves…etc, scientifically proven safety. 
4.6 Dried milk and coffee bleach permitted to added. 
4.7 It shall be free from forien matter, impurities and chicorya. 
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4.8 It shall bbe soluble and free of lumps.  
4.9 Moisture content shall not e xceed than 5% (m/m).  
4.10 The following additives permitted to added: 
4.10.1 Natural colours as mentioned in Gulf Standard Item (2.3). 
4.10 2 Flavourins according to Gulf Standard mentioned in Item (2.10). 
3.10.3 Emulsifiers, stabbilizer and thickners acco rding to Gulf Standard mentioned in 
Item (2.13). 
4.11 Nutmeg powder not permitted to edded to the product except in the case of the 
spices mixture contains properties from it. 
4.12 Limits of radioactivity levels shall not exceed than the levels mentioned in Gulf 
Standard stated in Item (2.6), 
4.13 Maximum limits of mycotoxins levels shall not exceed than the levels mentioned 
in Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.5), 
4.14 Microbiological criteria levels shall not exceed than the levels mentioned in G ulf 
Standard stated in Item (2.14), 
4.15 Permitted maximum limits of pesticide residues  levels shall not exceed than the 
levels mentioned in Gulf Standard stateds in Items (2.7), (2.8). 
4.16 Contaminants contents (heavy metals)  levels shall not exceed than  the levels 
mentioned in Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.15),   
 
5- Packaging, storage, transportation and handling: 
  
The following shall be consider: 
5.1 The product shall e packed in sealed, clean dry containers free fom off odour , not 
permeable to air, keep for  the product characteristics and comply with Gulf Standard 
stated in Item (2.9), 
5.2 The product shall be stored far from moisture and sun shine , in ventillated , clean 
and dry stores free from off odours comply with Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.4), 
5.3 Transportation and gandling of the product shall be carried out in clean and 
suitable transportation means, to keep the containers safe f rom damage,deformation 
and off odours. 
 
6- Labelling: 
 
Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Technical Regulations in Item (2.1), 
(2.11), the following shall be declared o n the products containers:  
6.1 Phrase" improvers" shall bbe written as a part o f the product name.  
6.2 Name and address of the produces or packers or importers shall be declared. 
6.3 Preparation method shall e declared. 
6.4 Product ingredients shall be mentioned descending, according to the proportion of 
each. 
6.5 List of food stuffs  and ingredients which causes hypersnsitivity, by written phrase 
" contain" or " may be contain". 
6.6 Additives name or its International Sympol, and the purpose of their use. 
6.7 Nutrition data shall bbe written. 
6.8 Production and expiry dates. 
 
 
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7- Sampling: 
 
Samples of  prepackaged Mixed Improvers of Arabic Coffee  shall be taken according 
to what mentioned in the Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.12). 
 
8- Methods of test :  
 
The conformity of the productshall be tested according to methods of test mentioned 
in approved Gulf Standards. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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