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G.C.C STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
 
 
 
 
 
GSO 05 / FDS       /2012  
 
 
 
 
GSO 1417 /2011 
 
 
HAREES AND JAREESH (E) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by 
Gulf technical Committee for sector standards of food and 
agricultur e  
 
product  
Technical committee for food and agricultural products standards.  
 
 
 
 
 
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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  Food and Agriculture 
sector 
has updated the GSO Standard  NO. 1417/2005 " HAREES AND JAREESH   ". The 
Draft Standard has been prepared by ( State of Kuwait )  
 
 
 
This standard has been approved as a Gulf (Standard / Technical Regulation) by GSO 
Board of Directors  in its meeting No.(       ),held on                                 /     /             H 
,      /     /    
G. The approved standard  will replace and supersede the GSO standard  
No. (     /    )  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HAREES AND JAREESH  
 
1.  SCOPE  
This Standard applies to basic requirement for ha rees and jareesh  . 
 
2. Complementary  References  
 
2.1   GSO 328 " wheat Grains  ".  
 
2.2  GSO 382 GSO 383 " Maximum limits of pesticide residue in agricultural  and  
        food products – part 1 ".  
 
2.3  GSO 38 3 GSO 383 " Maximum limits of pesticide residue in agricultural  and  
        food products –part 2".     
 
2.4  GSO 9 " Labeling of prepackaged foods ".   
 
2.5  GSO  1016 " Microbiological limits in food and food stuff " .  
 
2.6   GSO 327 " Methods of   tests  for wheat grains"  .    
 
2.7  GSO 193 " General standard for contaminants & toxins in food "  
 
2.8  GSO 839 " Food packages part 1: General requirements ".  
 
2.9  GSO 1863 "Food packages – part 2 plastic package – general requirements ".  
 
2.10  GSO 168 " Requirement of storage facilities for dry and canned food stuffs ".  
 
2.11 GSO 988 " Limits of radioacti vity levels permitted in foods stuff part 1 ".  
 
2.12  GSO 21 " Hygienic Regulations for food plants and their personnel".  
  
2.13  GSO ISO 950 " Cereal – sampling ( as grain)".  
 
2.14  GSOISO 6322:3 "  Storage of cereals and pulses – part 3 : control of attac k by  
        pests.    
 
2.15 GSO ISO 6322 :2  " Storage of cereals and pulses — Part 2: Practical   
         Recommendations  
 
2.16 GSO ISO 6322 :1  " Storage of cereals and pulses – Part 1: General  
             recommendations for the keeping of cereals  ".     
 
2.17 GSO 20 " Methods for the determination of contaminating metallic elements in  
        food stuffs  ".  
  
2.18  GSO 841 " Maximum limits of mycotoxins permeted in foods and animal feeds  
          – aflatoxins ".  
 
2.19  Gulf standard to be adopted by th e GCC for methods of detection of aflatoxins  
          permeted in foods .  
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        Residues in Agricultural and food products .  
 
 2.21 Gulf standard to be adopted by the GCC for  Maximum limits of residues  
         hormones and antibiotics in food and agricultural products  .  
 
2.22 Gulf standard to be adopted by the GCC for  methods of detection the Maximum 
        limits of residues hormones and antibiotics in food and agr icultural product.  
 
2.23 Gulf standard to be adopted by the GCC for  methods of detection of  Limits of  
        Radioactivity Levels Allowed in foodstuffs .       
 
 
3.  DESCRIPTION  
 
3.1  Haress : wheat  grain is removed part of a full outer shell by more t han 30 %  
 
3.2  Jareesh : wheat  grain is br ocken into small pieces and removed part of the outer  
      shell by not   more than 30 % and the ratio of the fraction passing sieve size  
      (1mm) of not more  than 2 % .  
 
3.3 Broken grains :  Grains of wheat from which a part of the endosperm is exposed or  
       without germ .  
 
3.4  Shrunken (shriveled) grains : whole wheat grains which pass through a sieve with 
holes of 1.7 mm wide .  
 
4.  SPECIES  : 
 
4.1  Different varie ties of har ees and jareesh according to the type of used whea t , hard  
       wheat (durum)  and soft wheat  can be used.   
 
5.  Requirements :       
 
 
 
 
 
5.1  Moisture content  in hares and Jareesh do not  exceed 12 % .  
 
 
5.2  Protein content in hares  and Jareesh do not  be less than 9 % on dry weig ht  
      for soft wheat , do  not be less than 10% o n dry w eight for  medium hardness  
      and do not be less than 11% on dry weight for hard wheat ( durum ) .    
 
6.  General Re quireme nts : 
 
      The following conditions must be available in hare es and jareesh.: 
 
6.1  Hareese and jareesh do not contain a grain other than whea t 
 
6.2 Product shall be free from impurities , herbs and exotic material and clustering . 
 
6.3  Vestigial grains should not be more than 5%.  
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6.4  Broken grains " ratio of the fractio n passing sieve size (l  mm) not more  
        than 2 %) of 5 % in jereesh  .  
 
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6.5  The product Shall be free from foreign smell  and rotting . 
 
6.6  Must be free from insect and their  parts  , larva , eggs and their effects .  
 
6.7 Microbiological limits  shall not exceed the limits  state in GSO standard  
      mention in clause 2.5 ,2.7 .    
 
 6.8  The limits of heavy metals should be according to the Gulf standards  
        Mention in clause 17.2 . 
 
6.9  pesticide residue shall not exceed the permissible lim its in Gulf standard  
       mention in clause 2.2 , 2.3  
    
6.10  radioactive levels should be according to Gulf standard mentioned in item  
         2.11 . 
7.  Packing  
          
      Following condition must consider during packing :  
 
 7.1 Herees and jar eesh packages that weight  more than 10 kg must packed in bags mad  
        of textile mate rials  of low absorption of moisture and allow ventilalion so that the   
        pores do not effect properties of ha rees and jareesh.  
 
7.2 Herees  and jareesh packag es that weigh less than 10 kg should be packed in paper  
       or other suitable  container do not effect the properties of hare es and jareesh .  
 
7.3 The container to be used must be  identical to in Gulf standard  
       mention in clause 2. 8 , 2.9.  
 
8.  Transport  and storage  
      
8.1  Carrying  bage of di fferent kinds  of har ees and jareesh should be transported in  
       clean containers lined with  iron floor . 
 
8.2 storage must be  in whare houses which meet the health requirements in     
      compliance   with the Gulf standard mentioned in clause 10.2 in room temp not more  
       than 25 ° C.    
 
9-  Labelling  
 
     Without prejudice  to what mentioned  in GSO 9 " Label ling of prepackaged food   
      stuff " mention in clause 2.4 the following shall be  declared on the label of product  
      clear  , Arabic  language  non removable  font .   
 
9.1  Product name.  
 
9.2  The name of manufacturer  or its trade ma rk registe red . 
 
9.3 Net weigh  in international  units  
 
9.4   Expiration  date determine from packaging date. 
 
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    Samples shall be taken accordin g to Gulf standards mentioned in clause 13.2.  
 
11- Test methods  
 
     Test performed  on the ha rees and jareesh according to the GSO 328 "   wheat  
     Grains  "  mentioned in clause 2. 6 . GSO 1417 : 2011  
 7 References :  
 
- Kuwa it flour mills & bakeries co.