اﻟﻌرﺑﻳﺔ اﻟﺧﻠﻳﺞ ﻟدوﻝ اﻟﺗﻌﺎون ﻣﺟﻠس ﻟدوﻝ اﻟﺗﻘﻳﻳس  ﻫﻳﺋﺔ   
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
 
  
  
  
   
 Final : Draft 
 
 
   
GSO TC5/SC2 / FDS …./2013  
 
 
   
اﻟﺣدود  ىاﻟﻘﺻو ﻟﺑﻘﺎﻳﺎ اﻟﻣﺑﻳدات واﻟﻣﻠوﺛﺎت ﻓﻲ  اﻟﻌﺿوﻳﺔاﻷﻏذﻳﺔ   
Maximum limits for pesticide re sidues and Contaminants  In 
Organic Food 
 
  
  
  
    
  
  
Prepared by   
Gulf Technical subcommittee for Food additives and contaminants  
  
    
 
 
 This document is a draft GSO Standard circ ulated for comments. It is, therefore, 
subject to alteration and modification and may not be referred to as a GSO 
Standard until approved by GSO. Gulf Standard  GSO ……/2013 
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مـﺗﻘــدﻳ 
 
 
 اﻟوطﻧﻳﺔ اﻷﺟﻬزة ﻋﺿوﻳﺗﻬﺎ  ﻓﻲ ﺗﺿم إﻗﻠﻳﻣﻳﺔ ﻫﻳﺋﺔ اﻟﻌرﺑﻳﺔ اﻟﺧﻠﻳﺞ ﻟدوﻝ اﻟﺗﻌﺎون ﻣﺟﻠس ﻟدوﻝ اﻟﺗﻘﻳﻳس ﻫﻳﺋﺔ
 اﻟﺧﻠﻳﺟﻳﺔ  اﻟﻘﻳﺎﺳﻳﺔ اﻟﻣواﺻﻔﺎت  إﻋداد اﻟﻬﻳﺋﺔ ﻣﻬﺎم وﻣن ، اﻟﻌرﺑﻳﺔ اﻟﺧﻠﻳﺞ دوﻝ ﻓﻲ واﻟﻣﻘﺎﻳﻳس  ﻟﻠﻣواﺻﻔﺎت
. ﻣﺗﺧﺻﺻﺔ  ﻓﻧﻳﺔ ﻟﺟﺎن ﺑواﺳطﺔ   
ﻣﺟﻠ ﻟدوﻝ اﻟﺗﻘﻳﻳس ﻫﻳﺋﺔ ﻗﺎﻣت اﻟﺧﻠﻳﺞوﻗد  ﻟدوﻝ اﻟﺗﻌﺎون س   اﻟﻔﻧﻳﺔ اﻟﻠﺟﻧﺔ ﻋﻣﻝ ﺑرﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺿﻣن اﻟﻌرﺑﻳﺔ  رﻗم
)TC5/SC2" ( اﻟﻠﺟﻧﺔ اﻟﻔﻧﻳﺔ اﻟﻔرﻋﻳﺔ اﻟﺧﻠﻳﺟﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻣواد اﻟﻣﺿﺎﻓﺔ وﻣﻠوﺛﺎت اﻷﻏذﻳﺔ  اﻟﻣواﺻﻔﺔ  ﻫذﻩ ﺑﺈﻋداد" 
 ﺗم وﻗد( اﻟﻳﻣﻧﻳﺔ اﻟﺟﻣﻬورﻳﺔ ) ﻗﺑﻝ ﻣن اﻟﺧﻠﻳﺟﻳﺔ  إاﻟﻘﻳﺎﺳﻳﺔ  اﻟﻘﻳﺎﺳﻳﺔ اﻟﻣواﺻﻔﺎت  اﺳﺗﻌراض  ﺑﻌد اﻟﻣﺷروع  ﻋداد
.  اﻟﺻﻠﺔ ذات اﻟﻣرﺟﻌﻳﺔ  واﻟﻣؤﻟﻔﺎت  واﻟدوﻟﻳﺔ واﻷﺟﻧﺑﻳﺔ  اﻟﻌرﺑﻳﺔ   
ﻗﻳﺎﺳﻳﺔ ﻛﻣواﺻﻔﺔ  اﻟﻣواﺻﻔﺔ  ﻫذﻩ اﻋﺗﻣدت  وﻗد   ﻋﻘد اﻟذي ، )   ( رﻗم اﻟﻬﻳﺋﺔ إدارة ﻣﺟﻠس اﺟﺗﻣﺎع ﻓﻲ ﺧﻠﻳﺟﻳﺔ
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Foreword 
 
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is a regional Organization wh ich consists of the 
National Standards Bodies of GCC member Stat es. One of GSO main functions is to issue 
Gulf Standards /Technical regulations thr ough specialized technical committees (TCs). 
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No TC5/SC2 " Technical  Gulf 
subcommittee for food additives and Contaminants  " has prepared this Standard. The Draft 
has been prepared by ( Republic of Yemen ). 
The draft Standard has been prepared based on relevant ADMO, International and National 
foreign Standards and references. 
 
This standard has been approved as a Gulf Standard by GSO Boar d of Directors in its meeting 
No.(  ),held on/ / H , / / G.  Gulf Standard  GSO ……/2013 
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 Maximum limits for pesticide residues and Contaminants In Organic Food 
  
1 Scope 
 
This Gulf standard provides maximum residue limits of pesticides and contaminants 
are allowed in organic food. 
  
2 Complementary Standards 
 
2.1  GSO CAC/GL 32 " Production, Processing, Labeling and Marketing of Organically 
Produced Foods". 
2.2  GSO 382" Maximum limits for pesticide residues in agricultural food product".  
2.3  GSO CAC 193" General standard for contaminants and toxins".  
2.4  Standard will adopted by GSO  Sampling for " Determination of Pesticide Residues in 
Food and Agricultural Products ". 
 
 
3 Definitions 
 
3.1 It shall be considered definitions are men tioned in Gulf standard is mentioned in sub 
clause (2.1). 
3.2 Pesticide residues  
Residues including active substances and prod ucts of metabolic processes and / or 
products cracking or reaction products of ac tive substances used for plant protection 
products. 
 
4 The limits and calculation method 
 
4.1 According for Gulf standard for is mentioned in sub clause  (2.1) Prohibits the use of 
pesticides in organic producti on, but that in the case of the effects as a result of 
pollution it shall not exceed the maximum permitted for any pesticide residue in the 
organic food 0.01 mg / kg and taking into th e way account is mentioned in sub clause 
(4.3). 
That these pesticides are permitted in accordance with Gulf standards and in the case 
of pesticides, which have a limit less than 0.01 mg/kg in the previous references, it 
shall be taken for at least. 
And when the maximum limit of pesticides  (0.01) mg/kg, it shal l be notified of 
inspection and certification to take ne cessary procedures in this regard 
4.2  It does not permit write down the phrase " organic food " on any product with more 
than to pesticide maximum in side limit ( 0.01) mg/kg that if the product contains three 
or more pesticides and all within maximu m limit (0.01) mg/kg is not written by the 
phrase "organic food" . Gulf Standard  GSO ……/2013 
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 4.3  Calculation Method 
4.3.1  In the fresh or raw products  
Apply the following equation 
(Reading laboratory + 50%   × Reading laboratory) ≥ 0.01 ≤ (laboratory reading - 50% 
× Reading laboratory) 
Example: 
Reading laboratory for fresh product (e.g. cu cumber) for pesticide residue is 0.025 mg 
/ kg for the application of the equation . 
) 0.025  ×%50 – 0.025    (   ≤ 0.01 ≥ ) 0.025  ×%50  + 0.025( 
 ≤ 0.01 ≥ 0.0375  0.0125 
Result: 
Cucumber isn't considered an organic produc t option in this case because the rate of 
pesticide residue ± 50% more than 0.01 mg/kg 
4.3.2  Dried, diluted or concentrated products . 
Takes into the following: 
a. It shall be taking the dehydration f actor, dilution factor and concentration 
coefficient factor also accordi ng for the tables so special . 
Example: 
Dried basil Sample determined certain pe sticide residue were it found 0.07 mg / kg 
and that's where dehydration factor for basil plants is 7 so in this case 7 ÷ 0.07 = 0.01 
mg / kg. 
b. Apply the equation 
(Reading laboratory + 50% × Reading laboratory) ≥ 0.01 ≤ (laboratory reading - 50% 
× laboratory reading) 
)0.01  ×%50 - 0.01  ≤ ( 0.01 ≥ )0.01  ×%50  + 0.01( 
0.005  ≤ 0.01 ≥ 0.015  
4.4  Residues of contaminants  
It shall not be exceed maximum limits perm itted for contaminants in the organic 
product as limits are mentione d in Gulf standard in sub clause (2.2) and taking into 
any amendments there to it. 
 
5 Testing Methods 
 
Pesticide residues and contam inants is determined in organic food in laboratories 
accredited according with the test methods ar e mentioned in Gulf standard adopted in 
this regard. Gulf Standard  GSO ……/2013 
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 Reference 
 
1- Egyptian Standard No (7333/2011) "Org anic Products Maximum Limits of 
Pesticides Residues and Heavy Metals ." 
2- CAC Standard 193 " General Standard for Contaminates and Toxins".