هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية 
STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR G.C.C (GSO) 
 
 
 
 
 
Final draft Standard  
 
 
GSO 5/FDS 259/2014      
 
 
 
CORN FLAKES 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PREPARED BY  
Technical committee for  food and agricultural products standards .  
 
 
This document is a draft  Gulf standard  circulated  for comments  and 
observations  on them , so they are subject to change  and switch,  may not  refer to 
it as a Gulf standard  until approved by  the Board of  Directors of the  Gulf. 
 
 
 
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 GSO STSNDARD                                                                                                                        GSO 259/2014  
 
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Forewor d  
 
 
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) "Technical 
committee for standards of food and agriculture products" has updated the GSO 
Standard   No.: GSO 259 "CORN FLAKES " The Draft Standard  has been 
prepared by State of kuwait  .  
 
This standard  has been approved as Gulf   (Technical Regulation)  by GSO 
Board of  Directors  in its meeting No..../....  …….held on    /    /   /  H ,  /    /   G  
 
 
 
 GSO STSNDARD                                                                                                                        GSO 259/2014  
 
 2 CORN FLAKES 
 
 
1- Scope and FLELD OF APPLICATION  
 
This standard is concerned with the requireme nts that must be met in corn 
flakes.  
 
 
2- COMPLEMENTARY RE RENCES  
 
2.1   GSO 9 " Labeling of prepackaged foods ".  
 
2.2   GSO 382 & 383 “Maximum Limits of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural  
             and Food Products – Part 1 & Part 2”.  
 
2.3   GSO 258 “Meth ods of Test for Corn Flakes”.  
 
2.4   GSO 1016 " Microbiological Criteria for foodstuffs – part 1 " .  
 
2.5   GSO 150 " Expiration periods of  food products ".  .  
 
2.6   GSO 841 " Maximum Limits of Mycotoxins Permitted In Food and Animal  
        Feeds – Aflat oxins " .  
 
2.7   GSO 20 " Methods  for the determination of  contaminating metallic  
        elements in foodstuffs ".  
 
2.8   GSO 2233 “Requirements of Nutritional Labeling” 
 
2.9   GSO 995 “Sweeteners Permitted for use in food products”  
 
 
3- DESCRIPTION   
 
3.1 Plain corn flakes:  An alimentary product prepared from clean and sound  
      corn degermed grains (Zea mays /Maize Grains ) and processed with or 
without  
      suitable flavouring agents, followed by  cooking , flaking and drying, to a 
suitable   
      degree.  
 
 3.2 Coated corn flakes:  An alimentary product conforming to what  
        mentioned in 3.1.  It is coated with permitted  sweeteners  as per GSO 
Standard mentioned in clause 2.9 .  
 
 
4- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS  GSO STSNDARD                                                                                                                        GSO 259/2014  
 
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        The following characteristics shall be met in corn flakes:  
 
4.1 Plain corn flakes  
4.1.1  It shall be flaky, crispy, and reasonable uniform in color with no burn 
ends.  
4.1.2  It shall have characteristic taste and odour and shall be free from 
rancidity and undesirable odours  and peroxide number sh ould not 
exceed 15 ml. equivalent to active oxygen for each kilogram. . 
4.1.3  It shall be free from insects and their fragments, and from any other 
foreign matter.  
4.1.4  Free from any fungal growth visually  
4.1.5      It should be even in size with n ot more  than 8% by weight of plain corn 
flakes shall pass through a woven -wire-cloth sieve of a 2 mm aperture.  
4.1.6  Moisture content shall not be more than 6% by weight.  
4.1.7  Total ash content (excluding sodium chloride) shall not be more than 
1% on dry weight basis & in case of adding vitamins  and / or minerals , 
total ash content (excluding sodium chloride  & calcium salts ) shall not 
be more than 2% on dry weight basis  
4.1.8 Acid -insoluble ash shall not be more than 0.05% on dry weight basis.  
4.1.9 Crude fibers shall not be more than 0.75% on dry weight basis.  
4.1.10 Crude protein content (NX6.25) shall not be less than 6.6% on dry 
weight basis.  
4.1.11     Sodium should not be more than 450 mg./100 gm. which means 1.125 
gm. of salt/100 gm.  
4.1.1 2 All materials us ed in manufacturing shall conform to the relevant GSO 
standards.  
4.1.1 3 Microbiological limits  shall be compl ied with the G SO Standards 
mentioned in clause. 2.4. 
4.1.1 4 Contaminating minerals,  shall not be more than the following limits:  
 Nitrate     200 PPM 
 Arsenic     0.25 PPM  
 Cadmium   0.10 PPM  GSO STSNDARD                                                                                                                        GSO 259/2014  
 
 4                Mercury     0.03 PPM  
               Lead        0.20 PPM  
4.1.1 5 Pesticide residues content shall not be more than the limits permitted 
in accordance with the GSO standards 2.2 . 
4.1.1 6 It is permitt ed to add the following food additives (per 100 g of the 
product):  
- Vitamin A   0.8 mg  
- Vitamin B 1 (Thiamine hydrochloride)   1.10 mg  
- Vitamin B 2 (riboflavin)   1.4 mg  
- Vitamin B 6 (Pyridoxine hydrochloride)   1.4 mg  
- Vitamin B 12   2.5 g 
- Niacin (N icotinic acid)   16.0 mg  
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)   80 mg  
- Vitamin E   12 mg  
- Vitamin D   5 g  
 - Vitamin K   75 g 
- - Calcium   800 mg  
 - Zinc  10 mg  
- - Magnesium   375 mg  
- Iron  14 mg  
- Copper   1 mg  
- Folic acid   200 mg  
- Biotin   50 g 
 Pantotheni c Acid   6 mg  
4.2 Coated corn flakes  
4.2.1  It shall have the characteristics mentioned in 4.1 except 4.1.10.  
4.2.2  The syrup used as a coating matter shall be made from sucrose, 
dextrose  or corn syrup  or honey  or other similar non -artificial 
sweetening age nts, or any combination thereof.  GSO STSNDARD                                                                                                                        GSO 259/2014  
 
 5 4.2.3  It is permitted to add dried fruits, Nuts , Cacao & Cacao products, 
flavoring agents and edible salt in plain & coated corn flakes in 
accordance with the conditions of good manufacturing practice.  
 
 
 
5- SAMPLING  
 
 
5.1 Samples shall be randomly taken according to Table (1) . . 
 
5.2 The package mentioned in the Table means the smallest package 
offered to the consumer in the market.  
 
5.3 The total number in the Table means:  
 Number of cartons in the batch  x  amount of pac kages in each carton.  
 
Table (1)  
Number of packages taken as a representative sample  
from each batch contained in the consignment  
 
Total number of packages in  
one batch of the consignment  Number of packages  
chosen from each 
batch  
  
                          1   to      3  All packages  
                          4   to    15  3 
                        16   to    40  5 
                        41   to  110  8 
                      111   to  300  13 
                      301   to  800  22 
                      Above    800  32 
 
 
6- PACKAGING  
 The following shall be met on packaging corn flakes:  
 Corn flakes shall be packed in clean, hygienic, suitable, sound 
hermetically -sealed, and moisture -proof packages so as not to affect the 
properties of the product.  
 GSO STSNDARD                                                                                                                        GSO 259/2014  
 
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7- TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE  
 
 7.1 Transportation  
 Transportation shall be carried out in such a way as to protect packages 
from mechanical damage and contamination.  
 
7.2 Storage  
 The product shall be stored under hygienic conditions in well -ventilated 
stores and at a distance safe from heat, moisture and contamination sources.  
 
8- LABELLING  
 Without prejudice to the requirements mentioned in the GSO 09/2013 
standard mentioned in 2.1, the following shall be declared on the container:  
 
8.1   Product name & t ype (wheat, or rice or pulses or mixed, etc….)  
 
8.2 List of ingredients in descending orders as per percentage.  
8.3 Production & Expiry Date  
 
8.4 Type and percentage of food additives.  
 
8.5   Any information needed for product  GSO STSNDARD                                                                                                                        GSO 259/2014  
 
 7 References 
 
1- GSO 259/2014مواصفة رقائق الذرة (كورن فليكس  
    CORN FLAKES  
 
2- Official Journal of the European Union  
    COMMISSION REGULATION (EN) No 1881/2006  
     Setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs  
 
 
3- Official  Journal of the European Union  
DIRECTIVES COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/100/EC Of 28 October 2008  
Amending Council Directive 90/496/EEC on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs as  
regards recommended daily allowances , energy conversion factors and definitions  
 
 
4- Official Journal of the European Union  
REGULATION (EC) No 1925/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL OF 20 December 2006 On the addition of Vitamins and certain other 
substances to foods  
 
5- الحبوب والبقول ومنتجاتها– رقائق الذرة  
اللائحة الفنية الأردنية رقم 876/1122           
    Cereals , Pulses and derived products – Corn flakes