STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR GCC (GSO)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Final draft  
GSO 05
FDS …2012 (E)
 
     
 
 
Pumpkin Seeds White Pulp  
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by : 
Gulf technical committee for sector standard of food and agricultural products  
 
This document is a draft Gulf Standard circulated for comments, it is therefore, subject to 
Alteration and modification, and may not be referred it  as a Gulf Standard, until approved by 
the Board of Directors.  
 
  
 
ICS 67.080. 20 GSO   STANDARD   Gulf Standard …../2012                                                                           
 
 
  
 
 Foreword  
Standardization Organization for GCC (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 regulation through specialized technical committees (TCs)  
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No. 5 " Gulf technical committee for 
Food & Agricultural standards " has adopted Codex Standard No.  CAC .RCP 5 0-2003.  
The Draft Standard has been prepared by (Republic of Yemen)  
This standard has been approved as a Gulf (Technical Regulation) by GSO Board of Directors 
in its meeting No.(       ),held on                    .     .             H ,      .     .   
 
 
 
  GSO   STANDARD   Gulf Standard …../2012                                                                           
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
Pumpkin Seeds White Pulp  
 
 
Date of GSO Board of 
Directors’Approval    
Issuing  Status   Technical  Regulation  White Pulp  
 
1.     Scope  
 
           This standard s is i nvolved in the basic provisions  for white pulp valid for  consumption  
            and not concern the seeds used in agriculture .  
 
2.   Normative references  
 
 
2.1  GSO 21  " HYGIENIC REGULATIONS FOR POULTRY PROCESSING 
 ABATTOIR AND THEIR PERSONNE " 
 
2.2  GSO 9  " Labeling of prepackaged food stuffs " 
 
2.3  GSO 150  " Expiration periods at food pruducts " 
 
2.4  GSO 988   " Limits of radi ation levels permitted in foods stuff part - 
 
2.5  GSO CAC 193:2008  " General Standard for contaminants & toxins in food " 
 
2.6  GSO 382  "Maximum Allowable Limits of Pesticides Residue in Agricultural and 
Food Products, Part 1 "  
 
& GSO 383  "Maximum Allowable Limits of Pesticides Residue in Agricultural 
and Food Products, Part 2 "  
 
2.7  GSO 1016  " MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR FOODSTUFFS " 
 
2.8       GSO 839    " FOOD PACKAGES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS " 
 
2.9       GSO 168    " REQUIREMENTS OF STORAGE FACILITIES FOR DRY AND 
 CANNED FOODSTUFFS  
 
3.       DIFINATION  
 
3.1       White pulp  is a complete , appropriate and dry sees of Cucurbiea Pep L  
 
4.    Requirements  
4.1        Production and packing are carried out in places acquire health  
              Conditions  as ( 2.1) . GSO STANDARD   Gulf Standard …../2012                                                                          
 
 
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 4.2       The seeds must shall  be clean , full matured and valid for human consumption . 
4.3         The seeds must shall  be of the crop of the year's production maintained its  
         natural features , free of strange odor and taste . free of living insects  . 
4.4           The seeds must shall  be free of insects , its phases and pests .  
4.5           The seeds must shall  be free of  external  fungal growth.   
4.6           The seeds must shall  be free of path ogenic bacteria and its poisons  
4.7           The seeds must shall  be free of  Rancidity.  
4.8            The seeds must shall  be free of  materials that  poisonous and harmful .  
4.9            The rest of pesticides must shall  be in the allowed limits as (2.6). 
4.10      The radiation  levels  must shall  be in the allowed limits as ( 2.4). 
4.11       MICROBIOLOGICAL limits must shall  be in the allowed limits as ( 2.7). 
4.12       Fungal Poisons limits must shall  be in the allowed limits as (2. 5) 
4.13        The cleaning degree must shall  be 97% minimum in weight .  
4.14        The seeds must shall  be homogenous in form and volume , 2% can be exceeded  
  in weight .  
4.15            Moisture ratecontent  shall not   in the limit exceed  of 6% in of weight  
4.16         Rate of commercial  defects commercial defects   in 4% in weight including  
immature seeds – empty             seeds – shrunken seeds , color changed seeds – epicarp 
removed seeds  
4.17             The rate of blemishes and foreign items on 3% in weight  
5.                 Storage 
5.1              theThe storage of product must shall  be in the allowed as( 2.9)  .  
 
6.   Packing      
6.1    theThe product is packed in adequate bottles  and preserved in its nature  
                         Features  and its validity for human consumption  
6.2              theThe used bottles should shall be in compliance compl ay with the standard 
that mentione d Formatted:  Font: 11 pt, (Complex)  Arabic
(Yemen)GSO STANDARD   Gulf Standard …../2012                                                                          
 
 
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 as in item  (2.8)   
    
7.                     Labelin g  
                    withWith  considering  Gulf standards and   that mentioned  as in items  (2.2&2.3)  
7.1               the following data is written in Arabic and can be written in other languages in  
  addition to Arabic : 
7.1.1             Name of the product , address , and its trade mark  
7.1.2             Name of   brand  
7.1.3             Net weight  
7.1.4             Conditions of  storing and circulation  
7.1.5             Date of Production , date of and expiry  date . 
7.1.6     Country of origin  , name of importer and its address in case of import  
 
                    
 
8.                      Method s of Test  
8.1   tests are carried out according to the Gulf Standard s  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 GSO STANDARD   Gulf Standard …../2012                                                                          
 
 
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Referance  
 
(5113/2006) Egypt standard