هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية 
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO) 
  
 
 
 
 
Final Draft 
 
 
 
 
GSO 05/ FDS/......:2013 (E) 
   
 
القهوة منزوعة الكافيين  
Decaffeinated Coffee  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
إعداد 
اللجنة الفنية الخليجية لقطاع المواصفات الغذائية والزراعية 
 
هذه الوثيقة مشروع لمواصفة قياسية خليجية تم توزيعها لإبداء الرأي والملحوظات بشأنها، لذلك فإنها  
عرضة للتغيير والتبديل،  ولا يجوز الرجوع إليها كمواصفة قياسية خليجية إلا بعد اعتمادها من 
مجلس إدارة الهيئة.  
تقديم 
 
هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية هيئة إقليمية تضم في عضويتها الأجهزة 
الوطنية للمواصفات والمقاييس في دول الخليج العربية، ومن مهام الهيئة إعداد المواصفات القياسية 
الخليجية بواسطة لجان فنية متخصصة. 
 
وقد قامت هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية ضمن برنامج عمل اللجنة الفنية  
رقم5 "اللجنة الفنية الخليجية لقطاع المواصفات الغذائية والزراعية بإعداد هذه المواصفة القياسية 
الخليجية من قبل دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة وقد تم إعداد المشروع بعد استعراض المواصفات 
العربية والأجنبية والدولية والمؤلفات المرجعية ذات الصلة . 
  
وقد اعتمدت هذه المواصفة  كـ (مواصفة قياسية / لائحة فنية) في اجتماع مجلس إدارة الهيئة رقم 
(   )، الذي عقد بتاريخ   /   /    هـ ،  الموافق   /  /    م.  
 
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  "Technical 
committee for standards o f food and agriculture products ” has prepared this 
Standard. The Draft Standard has been prepared by United Arab Emirates.  
The draft Standard has been prepared based on relevant AIDMO, 
International and National foreign Standards and references.  
 
This standard has been approved as a Gulf  (Standard /Technical Regulation) 
by GSO Board of Directors  in its meeting No. (       ), held on                                 
/     /   H,      /     /              G.  
 
 
 
 
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Decaffeinated Coffee  
 
1. SCOPE  
 
This  gulf standard is concerned with whole and  ground decaffeinated coffee beans.  
 
2. COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES  
 
2.1. GSO 9 :Labeling of Prepackaged Foods.  
2.2. GSO 21 : Hygienic Regulations for Food Plants and Their Personnel.  
2.3. GSO 150 -2 :Expiry periods of food products -Part 2: Guiding expiry periods . 
2.4. GSO ISO 4052 :Coffee - Determination of Caffeine Content (Reference 
Method).  
2.5. Draft GSO Standard on :Decaffeinated Coffee - Determination of 
Dichloromethane and Ethyl Acetate Residues.  
2.6. GSO 4149 :Green coffee – Olfactory and visual examination and determination of 
foreign matter and defects . 
2.7. GSO 3509 : Coffee and coffee products – Voca bulary . 
2.8. GSO 382 :383 : maximum limits of pesticide residues in agricultural and food 
products - part 1/ part 2 . 
2.9. GSO 988 : Limits Of Radioactivity Levels Permitted In Food -part 1 . 
2.10.  GSO 841 :Maximum Limits Of Mycotoxins Permitted In Foods and feeds.  
2.11. GSO 1016 :Microbiological criteria f or food stuffs - part1 . 
2.12. GSO 1391 :Ground Roasted Coffee . 
2.13. GSO 1907 :Methods of test for ground and roasted coffee . 
2.14. GSO 442 : Green coffee beans . 
2.15. GSO 2197 : Coffee and Coffee Products - Roasted Coffee Beans . 
2.16. GSO 950 : Cereals -Sampling (As Grain) . 
 
3. DEFINITION  
In addition to the definitions included in the Gulf standard mentioned in clause 2.7, 
the following definitions are used in this standard:  
3.1 Decaffeinated coffee:  
 Is a roasted coffee with most of its caffeine removed by extraction method. It  could 
be whole roasted  bean , or in an instant powder form.  
The coffee content (on dry matter basis) shall be:  
(a) not less than 95% by weight in the case of dried coffee extract . 
(b) 70% to 85 % by weight in the case of coffee extract paste . 
(c) 15% to 55 % by weight in the case of liquid coffee extract.  
 
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3.2 Foreign materials:  
Minerals, animal or plant waste or any other material which is not part of the  product.  
 
4. REQUIREMENTS  
 The Final Product Shall Comply with The Following requirements:  
4.1. The Coffee used in manufacturing shall comply with the requirements stipulated 
in the Gulf standards  mentioned in item (2.14/2.12/2.15). 
4.2. The product should be processed as per the conditions mentioned in the Gulf 
standard mentioned in item 2.2. 
4.3. It is not allowed to add any materials to prevent adulteration, such as  filling 
agents, colorants, fats, oil.  
4.4. Product should be free of foreign materials.  
4.5. The residue of the solvent used to extract caffeine shall not exceed 5 ppm 
expressed as chlorine when dichloromethane is used, and 5 ppm when ethyl 
acetate is used.  
4.6. The total ash should not exceed 5% by weight b ased on the dry matter.  
4.7. The anhydrous caffeine content should not exceed 0.3% by weight of the coffee -
based on the dry matter.  
4.8.Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins) limits should be according to the relevant standard 
mentioned in item 2.10. Ochratoxin A should not excee d 5 ppb.  
4.9. Moisture should not exceed 5% of the weight in roasted whole grains and 8% in 
the ground grains . 
4.10. Radioactive levels should be according to the related standard mentioned in 
item 2.9. 
4.11. Microbiological limits should be according to the relevant stand ard mentioned 
in item 2.11 
4.12. Pesticide residues should be according to the related standard mentioned in item 
2.8. 
 
5. PACKAGING, T RANSPORTATION AND STORAGE  
 
5.1 Products shall be packed in clean, dry, sound, air -tight containers free from 
undesirable odor. The containers should be made from suitable packaging 
material.  
5.2 Packages shall be well sealed, air -tight, and under vacuum or inert gas.  
5.3 Transportation and handling of packaged coffee shall be in such a manner as to 
maintain its safety, quality and to protect it from moisture, excessive heat, 
undesirable odor and mechanical damage.  
5.4 Products shall be stored in well ventilated, clean, dry stores and far away from 
humidity, sun light and undesirable odors.  
 
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6.  SAMPLING  
 
Samples should  taken according to the Gulf standard mentioned in item 2.16. 
 
7. TESTING  
 
7.1 Determination of caffeine content shall be carried out according to the GSO 
standard mentioned in 2.4 . 
7.2 Determination of Dichloromethane and Ethyl Acetate residues shall be carried out 
according to GSO standard mentioned in 2.5 . 
7.3 Sensory and visual examination and determination of foreign matter and defects 
shall be carried out accor ding to the GSO standard mentioned in 2.6 . 
7.4 Other tests should be performed according to the GSO standard mentioned in 
2.13.  
 
8 LABELLING  
Without prejudice of the requirements mentioned in GSO standards mentioned in 
item 2.1, the following information shall be included on the labels:  
 
8.1 product Name “Decaffeinated Coffee” . 
8.2 Residuals  c affeine content in the product . 
8.3 Shelf life of the product according to the GSO standard mentioned in 2.3. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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