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هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية  
STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR G.C.C (GSO)  
 
 
Final  draft  
GSO/ FDS…./2013  
  
 
 Pulses and cereal and their products -  
Tamia powder  
  
 
 
 
 
Prepared by:  
 Gulf technical committee for sector standards of  
Food and agriculture products  
This document is a draft Gulf standard circulated for comments, it is therefore, 
subject to alteration and modification, and may not be referred as a Gulf standard, 
until approved by the Board of Directors                                                                                                                                       
 
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Foreword  
 
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) “Gulf technical 
committee for sector Standards of Foods and Agricultural products” has prepared 
the Gulf Standard  for "  Pulses and cereal and their products - Tamia  powder " . The 
draft Standard has been prepared by State of Qatar.  
This Standard has been approved  as a Gulf Technical Regulation  by GSO Board of 
Directors in its meeting No. (    ), held on     /    /     H,      /      /     G.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pulses and cereal and their products -  
Tamia powder  
1-Scope:  
This Gulf Standard is concerned with the requirements of Tamia powder intended for 
human consumption.  
 
2-Complementary references :  
2.1 GSO 9" Labeling of prepackaged food stuffs". 
2.2 GSO 20" Methods for the determination of contaminating metallic 
elements in food stuffs". 
2.3 GSO 21" Hygienic regulations for food plants and their personnel" . 
2.4 GSO 150" Expiration periods of food products"  .  
2.5 GSO 168" Conditions of storage facilities for dry and packed food stuffs". 
2.6 GSO 193" Methods of test for enriched an d enriched treated wheat flour"  
2.7 GSO 258" Methods of test for corn flakes"  .  
2.8 GSO 329" Cereals and pulses - Sampling of milled products"  .  
2.9 GSO 382, 383" Maximum limits for pesticide residues in agricultural and 
food products - Parts 1, 2" .  
2.10 GSO 837". Dried pulses"  .  
2.11 GSO 841" Maximum limits of fungi toxins permitted i n food and animal 
feeds - Aflatoxin".  
2.12 GSO 839" Food packages - Part 1: General requirements".  
2.13 GSO 988" Limits of radioactivity levels permitted in food stuffs - Part 1".  
2.14 GSO 998" Methods for the detection of permissible radionuclide  in food - 
Part 1:Gamma spectrometry analysis: A, Cs 134, Cs 137".  
2.15 GSO 1016"Microbiological criteria for food stuffs - Part 1".  
2.16 GSO 1863" Food packages - Part 2: Plastic packages - General 
requirements". 
2.17 GSO/CAC 193: General Standard for contaminants and to xins in food 
and feed". 
2.18 Gulf Standards which Organization shall be approved concerned with:  
2.18.1  " General Standard for food additives" .  
 
2.18.1 Methods for the determination of fungi toxins in food and animal 
feeds"  .  
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2.18.3 Methods for the determination of pesticide residues" .  
 
3- Definitions: 
Tamia powder : A product obtained by ground of peeled dry  and not treated 
thermally beans, which added to it all of some of the materials mentioned in 
Item (4.7). 
 
4- Requirements: 
 The following  requirements  shall be met in the product:  
4.1 The materials used in the production  shall be complying  with the Gulf 
Standards specific to each. 
4.2 The beans using in the processing shall be complying with the Gulf 
Standards stated in Item (2 .10).  
4.3 The production shall be carried out according to the requirements 
mentioned in Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.3). 
4.4 The product shall be keeping with its distinctive characteristics. 
4.5 The product shall be clean, sound and free from impuriti es and foreign 
materials. 
4.6 The product shall be softness homogenous and not lumped. 
4.7 All or some of these materials allow adding: dried onion - dried garlic - 
edible salt - dried green coriander -dried coriander - dried leek - dried parsley - 
spices - sodium  bicarbonate - sesame - ground boqsomate - dried eggs.  
4.8 The moisture content for the product shall not exceed 10%. 
4.9 Unpeeled dried beans content in the product shall not be less than 80%. 
4.10 The ash content shall not be less than 10% (On the dry weight basis).  
  4.11  The acid insoluble ash content shall not exceed  0.1% (On the dry 
weight basis). 
4.12  The protein content shall not be less than 20% (On the dry weight basis).  
4.13 The edible salt content for the product shall not exceed 5% (On the dr y 
weight basis). 
4.14 The additives to the product shall be allowed according to Gulf Standard 
stated in Item (2. 18.1 ).  
4.15 Pesticide residues in the product shall not exceed the allowable limits 
according to Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.9). 
4.16 The  maximum limits for contaminating metals according to  Gulf 
Standard stated in Item (2.1 7).  
4.17 The maximum limits for Aflatoxins limits according to  Gulf Standard 
stated in Item (2.11).   
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4.18 The product shall be free from live and dead insects, their r esidues and 
parts and from rodent residues. 
4.19 Microbiological criteria of the product shall comply with Gulf Standard 
stated in Item (2.15).  
4.20 The radioactivity contaminant limits for the product  shall comply with 
Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.13).  
 
5- Sampling: 
Samples shall be taken according to  Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.8).  
 
6- Methods of examination and test: 
6.1 Determination  of moisture and sodium chloride shall be carried out 
according to Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.7). 
6.2 Determination of protein, ash acid insoluble ash shall be carried out 
according to Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.6). 
6.3 Determination of aflatoxins shall be carried out according to Gulf 
Standard stated in Item (2. 18.2 ).  
6.4 Determination of pesticides  residues shall be carried out according to Gulf 
Standard stated in Item (2. 18.3 ).  
6.5 Determination of contaminated metallic elements shall be carried out 
according to Gulf Standard stated in Item (2.2). 
6.6 Detection of radioactivity limits shall be carr ied out according to Gulf 
Standard stated in Item (2.14). 
 
7- Packaging, transportation and storage: 
 
7.1 Packaging:  
Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Standards stated in Items (2.12, 
2.16) , the  product shall be packaged  in suitable containers  to keep the it and 
protect it from any contamination lead to change its properties or its fitting 
for human consumption. 
 
7.2 Transportation: 
Product transportation shall be carried out by means of sound and clean 
means, do not previously  used in transpor tation of any poisoning or harmful  
materials , and the transportation shall be carried out with a way do not lead 
to spoilage of the product. 
 
 
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7.3 Storage:   
Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Standards stated in Items (2.5), 
the stores shall be good  ventilation and far from heat and contamination 
sources. 
 
 
8- Labe lling:  
Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Standards stated in Items (2.1, 
2.4),  the following shall be declared on the label  in Arabic language and may 
write in another language beside the Arabic language: 
8.1 The name of the product ( Tamia powder). 
8.2 Conditions of keeping, storage and handling 
8.3 Preparation method. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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