DEAS 1040:2021    
ICS 67.230  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD   
 
 
 
 
Cassava pellets — Specification  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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DEAS 1040:2021  
 
 
Cassava pellets — Specification  
 
 
1 Scope  
 
This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for cassava 
pellets obtained from ( Manihot esculenta   Cruntz)  intended for human consumption . 
 
2 Normative references  
 
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated 
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) ap plies.  
 
EAS 38, General standard for the labelling of pre -packaged foods  
EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
 
CODEX STAN 192 , General standard for food additives  
 
EAS 738 Fresh sweet cassava  ─ Specification  
 
ISO 5809, Starches and derived products  ─ Determination of sulphated ash  
 
ISO 7251 , Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection and  
enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number technique  
 
AOAC 943.02 -1943, PH of flour. Potentiometric method  
 
AOAC 942.15 Acidity (Titratable) of Fruit Products  
 
EAS 900, Cereals and Pulses - Sampling  
 
EAS 901, Cereals and Pulses – Test Methods  
 
CODEX STAN 193 , Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
 
ISO 5498 , Agricultural food products — Determination of crude fibre content — General method  
 
ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection 
of Salmonella spp.  
ISO 10520, Native starch — Dete rmination of starch content — Ewers polarimetric method  
  
 
3 Terms and definitions  
 
For the purpose of this standard, the following term and definition shall apply.  
 
3.1  
cassava pellets  
Dried and hardened cylindrical particulate material produced through chipping/ grating, drying, milling and 
palletization  into a uniform appearance and texture . 
  
3.2  
foreign matter  
inorganic matter such as sand, glass, metal, stones, clay and mud and organic matter such as chaff, straw, 
weed seeds and insects or insects fragments, rodent hairs  
 
 
4 Requirements  
 
4.1 General requirements   
 
4.1.1 Cassava pellets  shall be processed from f resh matured sweet cassava roots or  bitter cassava roots 
conforming to EAS 738.  
 
4.1.2 Optional Ingredients that may be used in the cassava pellet processing include cassava leaves, protein 
sources of animal or plant origin, vitamins and minerals . 
 
4.1.3 Cassava pellets shall be  
 
a) uniform colour characteristic of the source of the raw material.  
b) free from objectionable odour with no sign of deterioration after 90 days of storage  
c) tasteless, and  
d) free from foreign matter   
 
4.2 Specific requirements  
 
4.2.1 C assav a pellets shall conform to the compositional quality requirements shown in Table 1.  
 
Table 1 — Compositional Quality requirements   
Analytical characteristic  Requirement  Method of test  
   
Total acidity, %, by mass, max.  1.0 AOAC 942.15  
   
pH 5 - 7 AOAC 943.02  
   
Cyanide content, mg/kg, max.  10 EAS 744  
   
Starch content, %, by mass, min.  60 ISO 10520  
   
Moisture, % by mass, max  9.0 EAS 901 
   
Fibre, % by mass on dry weight basis,  2.0   ISO 5498  
max.    
   
Sulphated ash, % by mass, max.  0.6 ISO 5809  
   
 
5 Food Additives  
Food additives may be used in the preparation of composite flour in accordance with Codex Stan 192.  
 
6 Contaminants  
 
6.1 Pesticide residues  
 
Cassava pellets  shall conform to maximum residue limits for pesticide residues established by the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission . 
 
6.2 Other contaminants  
 
Cassava pellets  shall comply with the maximum levels of the Codex General Standard for Contaminants and 
Toxins i n Food and Feed (CODEX STAN 193 ). 
 
 
7 Hygiene  
 
Cassava pellets shall be prepared and handled in a hygienic manner in accordance  
 with EAS 39 and shall conform to microbiological limits specified in Table 2  
 
 
 
 
  
Table 2 — Microbiological limits for cassava pellets   
Micro -organisms  Maximum limit  Method s of Test  
   
Total aerobic count, CFU/g, max.  104 ISO 4833 -1 
   
Escherichia coli , MPN/g  Absent  ISO 7251  
   
   
Salmonella  spp per 25g   Absent  ISO 6579  
   
Yeast and mould, CFU/g, max.  103 ISO 21527 -1 
   
 
 
 
8 Packaging  
 
Cassava pellets  shall be packaged in food grade materials, which is hermetically sealed to safeguard 
the hygienic, nutritional, and organoleptic qualities of the product.  
 
 
9. Labelling  
 
In addition to the requirements of EAS 38; the following labeling requirements shall apply and shall be 
legibly and indelibly marked  
 
a) the common name of the food to be declared on the label shall be cassava pellets';  
 
b) the net  contents by weight in metric units; 
 
c) the name and  physical address of the manufacturer / distributor;  
 
d) the country of origin ;  
 
e) lot identification;  
 
f) date of manufacture and best before date  
 
g) the statement `Human Food' shall appear on the package.  
 
h) storage conditions as ‘store in a cool dry place away from contaminants’  
 
i) instructions on disposal of used package.  
 
 
10 Method of sampling and analysis  
 
Sampling shall be done in accordance with EAS 900 .