هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية  
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
 
 
مشروع  نهائي  
Final Draft  of Standard FDS 
 
 
 
 
اعداد اللجنة الفنية الخليجية رقم  TC 05 
 
Prepared by GSO Technical Committee No. TC 05 
 
 
 
GSO  05/ FDS     : 2017 
 
 
 
القلقاس المجمد  
  Frozen Taro  
 
 
 
 
 
 
ICS:  67.080  
 
This document is a draft GSO Standard 
circulated for comments. It is, therefore, 
subject to alteration and modification and 
may not be referred to as a GSO Standard 
until approved by GSO . هذه الوثيقة مشروع لمواصف ة قياسية خليجية تم توزيعها 
لإبداء الرأي والملحوظات بشأنها، لذلك فإنها عرضة 
لتغيير والتبديل، ولا يجوز الرجوع إليها كمواصفة قياسية 
خليجية إلا بعد اعتمادها من الهيئة. 
 
 
 
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تقديم 
 
     هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون الخليج العربية هيئة اقليمية تضم في عضويت ها 
أجهزة التقييس الوطنية في الدول الأعضاء، ومن مهام الهيئة إعداد المواصفات القياسية 
واللوائح الفنية الخليجية بواسطة لجان فنية متخصصة. 
 
قرر ( المجلس الفني لـ/ مجلس إدارة ) هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج 
العربية في اجتماعه رقم ( ) الذي عقد بتاريخ   /  /   ه، الموافق /  /  م اعتماد            
( المواصفة القياسية / اللائحة الفنية )  الخليجية (      / القلقاس المجمد ) باللغة           
( العربية / الإنجليزية ) التي تم دراستها واعدادها ضمن برنامج عمل اللجنة الفنية الخليجية 
رقم ( TC 05) " اللجنة الفنية الخليجية للمواصفات الغذائية والزراعية " المدرجة في خطة  
دولة قطر. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Frozen Taro  
 
 
1- Scope and field of application:  
 This Gulf standard is concerned with the requirements that  shall  be met in  frozen 
taro. 
 
 
2-  Complementary standards:  
2.1 GSO (9) "Labeling of prepackaged foodstuffs".  
2.2              GSO (21)"Hygienic regulations for food plants and their personnel ".  
2.3             GSO (150  -2 ) "Expiration dates for food products – part 2 ". 
2.4         GSO ( 244) "Methods of test for v egetables, fruits and their products, first part  : 
Organoleptic examination, determination of net weight and drain ed weight, 
determination of apparent viscosity, determination of extraneous matter and 
defective fruits  ". 
2.5             GSO (382) "  Maximu m allowable limits of pesticide residues in agricultural  
                   and food products - Part 1 ".  
2.6             GSO (383) "  Maximum allowable limits of pesticide residues in agricultural and   
food products - Part  2 ".  
2.7             GSO (5 90)  " Microbiological methods of food examination – Commercial sterility 
test for canned food  ".  
2.8             GSO (839)  "Food packages – Part1: General requirements "  
2.9             GSO (988) "Limits of radioactivity levels permitted in foodstuffs - Part1". 
2.10           GSO  (998) "Methods for detection of permissible radionuclide's limits         
                  in foodstuffs - Part 1: Gamma spectrometry analysis CS134, CS 137  . 
2.11           GSO  (1016 ) "Microbiological criteria for foodstuffs - Part 1". 
2.12  GSO (1287) " Methods of sampling of prepackaged fruit and vegetable products "  
 
 
3-               Definitions:  
   
                  Frozen taro:  
                  It is the product produced from  taro corms after washing and processing in the 
form of slices or cubes and then treat them with hot water at the appropriate 
temperature or steam for sufficient time to stop the oxidizing enzymes and then 
freeze them at - 40 ° C and store them at -18 ° C to maintain the properties of the 
final product.  
                    
              
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 4-                Requirements:  
4.1 All raw  materials used in the production shall comply with Gulf Standards 
specific to each . 
4.2              The used corms should be fresh, free from leaves bases so that the termina l bud 
does not increase  more than 2 cm and free from  fiber . 
4.3              The product  shall free from  undesired  flavour and odor.  
4.4              The product should be homogeneous in shape and size .      
4.5              The product shall be free of crusts and impurities .  
4.6              The product shall be of a distinctive color for the type and free from any     
                   undesirable coloration . 
4.7              In the case of adding vegetables for taro, the following conditions shall be   
                   satisfied:  
4.1.7         Vegetables consist mainly of boiling leaves which the necks are removed with or 
without green coriander leaves, garlic . 
4.1.7           The product shall retain the distinctive green color . 
4.7.3            The product s hall be clean and free from impurities . 
4.7.4     Sh The product shall be in the form of whole or chopped leaves . L 
4.7.5            The weight shall be within 10% of the weight of the taro . 
4.7.6            Packaging shall b e in a separate packagin g inside the original packaging . 
4.8 b        The product should be given a negative test of catalase and peroxidase enzymes.   
4.9       The products  shall be prepared  and packaged  with special care under Good  
manufacturing Practice (GMP)  according to the  Gulf Standard mentioned in item 
( 2.2 ).   
4.71        The maximum limits for pesticides residues in agricultural food products shall not 
exceed the limits given in the Gulf standard mentioned in ( 2. 5 ), ( 2.6 ).  
4.17           The radiation requirement s shall not exceed the limits given in the  Gulf standard 
mentioned in  ( 2.9 ). 
4.17           Microbiological characteristics shall not exceed the limits given in the  Gulf 
Standard mentioned in item (  2.11 ). 
 
 
5-  Sampling : 
 Samples shall be taken in ac cordance with the Gulf Standard stated in item             
( 2.12 ). 
 
 
6-  Tests  methods :  
                   Tests shall be carried out on the representative sample taken according to Item            
                  ( 5 ) to determine its compliance wit h the following testing methods:  GSO       /2017  GSO STANDARD  
 
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 6.1              Determination of net weight and drained weight, apparent viscosity, extraneous 
matter and defective fruits  accordance to GSO standard mentioned in Item ( 2. 4 ). 
6.2  Determination of  radioactivity accordin g to the Gulf Standard mentioned in item 
(2.10). 
6.3            Microbiological tests shall be carried out according to the Gulf standard mentioned 
in item (  2.7 ). 
 
 
7.  Packing  :  
                   Without prejudice to what has been mentioned i n Gulf st andards stated in Item      
( 2.8 ) the product shall be filled in suitable sanitary packaging, sound , clean, 
smooth from the inside, tightly closed shall maintain the safety of the product and 
its quality , not permeable to moisture , shall take into account  the sanitary 
conditions and the appropriate durability to allow handling and shipping and 
supply of fruits.  
  
 
 
8               Transportation and Storage:  
 
8.1 Transportation:  
 Transportation of the product shall be carried out using means that ensure its 
protection from  damage and contamination.  
 
8.2  Storage:  
8.2.1  The product shall be stored in well -ventilated stores far from sources of heat , 
moisture  and contamination.  
8.2.2           Must be stored at -18 ° C if the heat during the transport is not to exceed - 10 ° C 
to maintain the final product in a frozen compartment until it reaches to the 
consumer and should not be frozen after melting . 
 
 
9.  Labeling:  
 Without prejudi ce to what is mentioned in the Gulf S tandards stated in item (2.1) 
the following label shall be declared on the label :  
9.1        The name of the of the product  and address of the packer and  trademark , if any . 
9.2  type name.  
9.3              Net weight . 
9.4  Importer's name, address and country of origin . 
9.5             Storage and handling requirements.  
9.6             The production and expiry date  of the product.  
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المراجع الرئيسية Main references                                                                                             
            
 
                                                                
   
 المواصفة القياسية المصرية  Egyptian standards  
رقم 2722  / 7111 ES No.  2722/ 2007  
القلقاس المجمد Frozen taro