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 RWANDA 
STANDARD  DRS 
16-2 
 
Second  edition  
2017 -mm-dd 
 
Fruit -based soft drinks  — Specification  
Part 2: 
Comminuted fruit -based soft drinks  
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 Contents  Page 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4.2 Compositional requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  2 
5 Food additive  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  3 
6 Hygiene  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  3 
7 Contaminants  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  3 
7.1 Pesticides residues  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............................  3 
7.2 Other Contaminants  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............................  4 
8 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  4 
9 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  4 
10 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  5 
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 Foreword  
Rwanda Standard s are prepared  by Technical Committees and approved by R wanda Standards Board (RSB) 
Board  of Directors in  accordance with the procedures of RSB, in compliance with Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT 
agreement on the preparation, adoption and application of standards.  
The main task of technical committees is to prepare national standards.  Final Draft Rwanda S tandards 
adopted by Technical committ ees are ratifie d by me mbers of RSB Board of Director s for publication and 
gazettment as Rwanda Standards.  
RS 16-2 was prepared by Technical Committee RSB/TC 001, Beverages.  
In the preparation of this standard, reference was made to the following standard:  
KS 05 - 328, Fruit based soft drinks: part 1 and 2 – Specification  
The assistance de rived from the above source is hereby acknowledged with thanks.  
This second  edition cancels and replaces the first  edition (RS  16-2: 2004 ) which  has been technically revised.  
RS 16 consists of the following parts, under the general title Fruit-based soft drinks — Specification : 
 Part 1: Soft drinks with Fruit Juice  
 Part 2: Comminuted fruit based soft drinks  
Committee membership  
The following organizations were represented on the Tech nical Committee on Beverages (RSB/TC 001) in the 
preparation of this standard.  
AFRICAN BAFFALO GIN  
Enterprise URWIBUTSO  
Imbaraga z’ibimera Health Center (IHC Ltd)  
IMPANO Products Ltd  
SALUNA Company Ltd  
SPERANZA Group Ltd  DRS 16-2:2017  
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 University of Rwanda, College of Agriculture, Animal sciences and Veterinary medicine  (UR-CAVM)  
Rwanda  Standards Board  (RSB) – Secretariat  
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 Fruit -based soft drinks — Specification  — Part 2: Comminuted 
fruit-based soft drinks  
1 Scope  
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for comminuted 
fruit-based soft drinks intended for human consumption.  
2 Normative references  
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edi tion of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
RS 16 -1, Fruit-based soft drinks — Specification — Part 1: Soft drinks with fruit juice  
RS CAC/RCP  1, Code of practice — General Principles of Food Hygiene  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this standard, the follow ing terms and definitions apply.  
3.1 
comminuted fruit juices  
beverages composed of fruit juice and any other edible crushed fruit part or fruit extract  
3.2 
soft drink  
drink that either contains carbonated or non -carbona ted water, permitted sweeteners and a natural or artificial 
flavouring  
3.3 
fruit juice  
unfermented but fermentable liquid obtained from the edible part of sound, appropriately mature and fresh fruit 
or of fruit maintained in sound condition by suitable mea ns including post -harvest surface treatment   
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 3.4 
food grade packaging material  
packaging material, made of substances which are safe and suitable for their intended use and which will not 
impart any toxic substance or undesirable odour or flavour to the pro duct 
4 Quality r equirements  
4.1 General  requirements  
Comminuted fruit -based soft drinks  shall: 
a) be free from any extraneous matter;  
b) be free from any substances injurious to health;  
c) be free from foreign material such as grit and dirt  particularly flavouring agents, if use d, in accordance 
with CAC/GL 66 ; 
d) possess characteristic taste and flavour and shall be free from heavy metals in amounts which may 
represent a hazard to human health; and  
e) be free from any signs of fermentation and shall be free from damage c aused by insects and diseases.  
4.2 Compositional requirements  
Comminuted fruit -based soft drinks shall comply with the compositional requirements specified in Table 1.  
Table1  — Compositional requirements for comminuted fruit -based soft drinks  
S/N Characteristi c Requirement  Method of test  
1.  Brix, min  10 Annex A  
2.  pH,  2.4-5.8 AOAC 940.19  
3.  Fructose , % min 3.5 RS EAS 104  
4.  Glucose , % m/m min  0.5 
5.  Total Acidity as an hydrous citric -acid, % 
m/m max.  0.25 
6.  Sucrose , % m/m  5.0-9.0 
7.  Malic acid , % m/m max  0.25 
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 5 Food additive  
Food additives permitted by RS CODEX STAN 192 and existing national laws that may be used include but 
are not limited to the following:  
a) colourants;  
b) antifoaming agents;  
c) emulsifiers and stabilizers;  
d) flavouring agents;  
e) flavour enhancers;  
f) preser vatives;  
g) sweeteners – natural and synthetic.  
6 Hygiene  
6.1 Comminuted fruit -based soft drinks shall be processed, packaged, stored and distributed under hygienic 
conditions prescribed in the RS CAC/RCP  1. 
6.2 When tested by appropriate methods of sampling and analysis, soft drinks with fruit juice shall be free 
from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health and shall meet the requirements in 
Table 2.  
Table 2 — Microbiological limits for comminuted fruit -based soft drinks  
S/N Characteristic  Requirements  Method of Test  
1.  Total viable counts, CFU/ml, max  102 RS ISO 4833 -1 
2.  E. coli , CFU/ml, max  Absent  RS ISO 16649 -1 
3.  Salmonella , CFU per 25 ml max  Absent  RS ISO 6579  
4.  Staphylococcus aureus , CFU/ml , max  Absent  RS ISO 6888 -1 
5.  Yeast and moulds, CFU/ml, max  100 RS ISO 21527 -1-2 
 
7 Contaminants  
7.1 Pesticides residues  
The products covered by the provisions of this Standard should comply with those maximum residue limits for 
pesticides established by the Codex Alimentarius  Commission for these products.   
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 7.2 Other Contaminants  
Comminuted fruit -based soft drinks shall not contain metal contaminants in excess of the limits indicated in 
Table 3 . 
Table 3 — Metal contaminants in comminuted fruit -based soft drinks  
S/N Characteristic  Maximum limits , 
mg/l Test method  
1.  Arsenic, As  0.1 ISO 17239  
2.  Lead, Pb 0.2 AOAC 979.17  
3.  Copper, Cu  1.5 ISO 7952  
4.  Mercury, Hg  0.05 ISO6637  
5.  Zinc , Zn  5.0 ISO 6636 -2 
6.  Tin, Sn  250 RS ISO 17240  
8 Packaging  
Comminuted  fruit-based soft drinks shall be packaged in  in food grade packaging materials that  shall not 
affect the quality of the product.  
9 Labelling  
In addition to the requirements specified in RS EAS 38, l abelling of comminuted fruit -based soft drinks shall 
include the following:  
a) name of the product ʻʻComminuted fruit -based soft drinkʼʼ;  
b) name, address and physical location of the manufacturer;  
c) list of ingredients;  
d) batch number;  
e) date of manufacture;  
f) net contents;  
g) country of origin or the declaration ‘made in R wanda’ for lo cally manufactured products;  
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 10 Sampling  
Each container of comminuted fruit -based soft drink sampled at random shall constitute a sample for purpose 
of testing.  
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