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GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION ( GSO )  
 
        
Finial Draft  
 
 
 
GSO / FDS …../201 4 
 
 
   
 
Karkade drink  
  
    
 
 
 
 
Prepared by:  
Gulf technical committee for sector standards of  food and agriculture product s 
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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FORWARD  
 
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is a regional Organization which consists of the National Standards Bodies of GCC member States. One of G SO main functions is to issue 
Gulf Standards /Technical regulation s through specialized technical committees (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No.:.(5) "  Gulf technical committee for 
standards of food and agriculture products " has prepared the GSO Standard "  Karkade drink  
" . 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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Karkade drink  
 
1.  Scope  : 
 This Gulf standard is concerned with 2Tbasic 2T 2Trequirements 2T 2Tand standards 2T 2Tfor 2T 
karkade 2Tdrink 2T 2Tintended for 2T 2Thuman consumption 2T.   
    
 
2.  Complementary S tanders:  
2.1  GSO 9 "Labeling of prepackaged foodstuffs".  
2.2      GSO 20 "Methods for determination of contaminating metallic elements in 
foodstuffs" .  
2.3  GSO 21 "Hygienic regulations for food plants and their personnel ".  
2.4   GSO 150 -1 " validity periods of food products -  the first part ." 
2.5          GSO 168 " Aastratat stores keeping dry food and bottled ."  
2.6          GSO CAC 193 " General Standard for contaminants and toxins in food ."  
2.7          GSO 312 " fruit and vegetable products -  Determination of pH .  
2.8          GSO 382 " Maximum allowable limits of pesticide  residues in agricultural and 
food products the first part ."  
2.9         GSO 383 " Maximum allowable limits of pesticide residues in agricultural and 
food products Part II ."  
2.10        GSO 839 " Food packages first part Aastratat General ."  
2.11       GSO 988 " Limit s of radioactivity levels permitted in food -  the first part ." 
2.12       GSO 995 " sweeteners approved for use in food products ."  
2.13       GSO 1000 " Methods of Sampling food products packaged.  
2.14       GSO 1004 " fruit and vegetable products -  Determination of solids content of 
soluble -  methods of measuring the refractive index .  
2.15    GSO 1016 " border microbiological materials and food commodities -  Part I " .  
2.16  Gulf standard adopted by the additives food . "  
 
3.  Definitions:  
3.1         Karkade Drink :  
  Un 2Tferme nted 2T 2Tdrink 2T 2Tis 2T 2Tthe result of 2T 2Tthe extraction 2T 2Tof water 2T 2Thighly 2T 2Tsuitable 
for 2T 2Tnurat 2T 2Tor 2T 2Tnurat 2T 2Tkarkade 2T 2Tpowder 2T 2Tto 2T 2Tgive the 2T 2Tproduct 2T 2Tcharacteristics 2T 2Twith the 
addition of 2T 2Tnatural sugars 2T. 
  
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4.  Requirements:  
4.1 to be available in places of production where the heal th requirements , according to the 
GSO standard mentioned in item No. 2.3 . 
4.2 to be used for water and raw materials used in production conform to the specifications of their respective Gulf .  
4.3to be used sweetener from natural sugars carbohydrates .  
4.4 In the case of the use of industrial sweeteners are permitted according to the GSO standard mentioned in item 2.12 . 4.5 to be food additives in accordance with the specification in clause 2.16  and Bamadavat 
own food .  
4.6 may be added plant extracts and aromatic , or both, as desired .  
4.7 that the product retains its natural characteristics distinctive by type .  
4.8 The product shall be free of taste and smell strange .  
4.9 It should be free of impurities and foreign materials . 4.10 is not less than t he proportion of total dissolved soli ds from 8 % at 20 º C ( using a 
Alrfractomitr ) .  
4.11 Shall n ot exceed PH 3.5 . 
12.4 microbiological requirements of the product shall comply with the Gulf mentioned in item 2.15 . 
 
5 . Sampling :  
Samples are taken according to the GSO standard mentioned in item 2.13 . 
 6 . Methods of testing :  
 According to the following:  
6.1 estimate solids content in accordance with item 4.10 . 6.2 Determination of pH (PH) complying with the GCC mentioned in item 2.7 . 
 7 . Packing a nd storage:  
7.1 packaged beverage containers in suitable clean sound court lock and the way in which to protect it from pollution and the preservation of its properties.  
7.2  to be used containers identical to the GSO standard No. 2.10 .  
   
8 . Labelling  :  
Without prejudice to the provisions Gulf standards mentioned in items numbers ( 2.1, 2.5 , 
10.2 ) shall be declared on the label as follows:  
8.1 Product name , address and trademark , if any.  
8.2 category name .  
8.3 Statement of ingredients and feed addit ives .  
8.4 Instructions for use , if any.  
8.5 conditions of storage and handling , if any.