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Blended edible oi ls — Specification  
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 Blended edible oils — Speci fication  
1 Scope  
This Final draft East Africa standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for 
blended edible oils from botanical origins 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) applies.  
ISO 8294 ,  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged  foods — Specification  
EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries  
ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and acidity  
ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Preparation of test sample  
ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of insoluble impurities content  
ISO 2590, General method for determining of arsenic — Diethyldithiocarbamate photometric method  
ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value — Iodometric 
(visual) endpoint determination  
 KS ISO 5555 , Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fa ts and oils — Sampling  
ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of Lovibond colour  
ISO 10539, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of alkalinity   
ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of lead by di rect graphite furnace 
atomic absorption spectroscopy  
CAC/GL 23 -1997, Guidelines for use of nutrition claims   
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 3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this standard, the following term and definition  shall apply . 
3.1 
blended edible oil  
a mixture of  edibl e oil fit for human consumption  
3.2  
fortified blended edible oil  
a blended edible oil to which at least vitamin A has been added  
3.3 
food grade packaging material  
packaging material, made of substances which are safe and suitable for the intended use and  which 
will not impart any toxic substance or undesirable odour or flavour to the product   
4 Quality and compositional requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1   Blended oil shall be ; 
a) free from foreign matter and other impurities  
b) of a colour charac teristic to the designated oil blend  
c) free from rancid odour and taste  
4.2 Specific compositional requirements  
4.2.1  A product qualifies to be blended edible oil when the minimum oil in the blend is 10 % of the 
total volume  
4.2.2  The blended oil shall co mply with the quality requirements in Table 1 . 
Table 1  Specific compositional requirement for blended oils  
 
SL 
No. Characteristic  Requirement  Test 
method  
i) Volatile matter  at 105 °C, %, 
m/m, max.  0.2 ISO 662  
ii) Insoluble impurities, %, m/m, 
max. 0.05 ISO 663  
iii) Soap Content, %, m/m, max.  0.005  ISO 10539  
iv) Acid value, (mg/KOH/g (max).  0.6 ISO 660   
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 vi) Peroxide value, (mEq oxygen/kg 
(max.))  10 ISO 3960  
vii) Iron (Fe) mg/kg, max.  2.5  ISO 8294  
viii) Copper, mg/kg, max.  0.1 
ix) Colour, 133.35 mm  (5¼ in.) 
Lovibond, max.  R  6  ISO 15305  
5 Food additives  
Blended oil s may contain only the permitted food additives in the Codex Stan 192 . 
6 Fortification  
Blended oil  may be fortified in accordance to EAS 769. 
7 Contaminants  
7.1 Pesticide residues  
Blende d oils  shall comply with those maximum pesticide residue limits established by the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission for this commodity.  
7.2 Other contaminants  
Blended oils  shall comply with those maximum limits specified in Table 2.  
Table 2 — Heavy metal con taminants limits in blended  oils 
SL No  Contaminant (mg/kg)  Max. Limit  Method of test  
i) Lead (as Pb)  0.1 ISO 12193  
ii) Arsenic (as As)  0.1 ISO 2590  
8 Hygiene  
Blended  oil products shall be produced, processed, handled and stored in accordance with EAS 39. 
9 Packaging  
Blended oil s shall be packaged in food grade containers and sealed in manner to ensure the safety 
and quality requirements specified in this standard are maintained throughout the shelf life of the 
product.   
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 10 Labelling  
10.1 Labelling of b lended oils shall be done in accordance with EAS 38. In addition the following shall 
be shown:  
a) name of the product; The d ominant oil shall appear first o n the label for example “palm -olive 
blended oil” or “Blended Oil (Palm -olive blend) where in the second  example the bracketed 
description shall be in close proximity to the term blended oil and in this example palm oil is 
dominant oil in the product;  
b) the name, address and physical location of the manufacturer/distributor;  
c) fortified oils shall have a declara tion, “FORTIFIED OR ENRICHED WITH VITAMIN A” in either 
case the level of fortification shall be in compliance to this standard.;  
10.2 Any health and nutrition claim attached to blended oil shall be in accordance with EAS 804 and 
EAS 805.  
11 Sampling  
Sampli ng shall be carried in accordance with ISO 5555  and samples prepared for testing according to 
ISO 661.  
 
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