ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﺴﻴﺔ  ﺍﻟﻤﻭﺍﺼﻔﺔ  GSO  -- / 2009
 
اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻌﺎون  ﻣﺠﻠﺲ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﺲ  هﻴﺌﺔ
STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR G.C.C (GSO) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Draft Standard 
 
 
 
 
 
GSO -- / 2009 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Maximum levels of Melamine in Food  
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English 01-03-2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared By 
GSO Technical Committee No. 5 for standards of food and agriculture products  
  
 
This document is a draft GSO Standard circulated  for comments. It is, therefore, subject to 
alteration and modification and may not be re ferred to as a GSO Standard until approved by 
GSO Board Of Directors. 
 
 اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔGSO -- / 2009
  
  
 
ﺗﻘﺪﻳﻢ  
  
 اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ اﻷﺟﻬﺰة  ﻋﻀﻮﻳﺘﻬﺎ  ﻓﻲ ﺗﻀﻢ إﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ هﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻌﺎون ﻣﺠﻠﺲ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﺲ  هﻴﺌﺔ
 اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت  إﻋﺪاد اﻟﻬﻴﺌﺔ ﻣﻬﺎم وﻣﻦ ، اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  دول ﻓﻲ واﻟﻤﻘﺎﻳﻴﺲ  ﻟﻠﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت  واﻟﻠﻮاﺋﺢ
 اﻟﻔﻨﻴﺔ  ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺼﺔ  ﻓﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﺠﺎن ﺑﻮاﺳﻄﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  .  
  
اﻟ هﻴﺌﺔ ﻗﺎﻣﺖ وﻗﺪ  رﻗﻢ اﻟﻔﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ  ﺿﻤﻦ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻌﺎون ﻣﺠﻠﺲ  ﻟﺪول ٥ﺘﻘﻴﻴﺲ   
"واﻟﺰراﻋﻴﺔ  اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺠﺎت  ﻣﻮاﺻﻔﺎت  ﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  اﻟﻔﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ"   هﺬﻩﺑﺈﻋﺪاد  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  
 رﻗﻢ اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ/ -- ،٩٠٠٢" ﻟﻠﻤﻴﻼﻣﻴﻦ  اﻟﻘﺼﻮى اﻷﻏﺬﻳﺔاﻟﺤﺪود  ﻓﻰ ".  وﻗ ﺎﻣﺖال دوﻟﺔآﻮﻳﺖ  ﻣﺸﺮوع  ﺑﺈﻋﺪاد  
اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  هﺬﻩ  .   
  
 ﺗﻢ دوﻟﻴﺔوﻗﺪ  ﺑﻤﺮاﺟﻊ  اﻻﺳﺘﻌﺎﻧﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  هﺬﻩ إﻋﺪاد ﻋﻨﺪ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ:اﻷوروﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ    هﻴﺌﺔ ﻣﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  ،
 اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  اﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ،  واﻟﺪواء  واﻟﻜﻨﺪﻳﺔ،اﻟﻐﺬاء  اﻟﻨﻴﻮزﻳﻠﻨﺪﻳﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  وﺗﻮﺻﻴﺎت  ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ  اﻟﺼﺤﺔ  ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺔ  
 اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔWHO.
 
 
  
Foreword 
 
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO ) is a regional Organization which 
consists of the National Standards Bodi es of GCC member States. One of GSO 
main functions is to issue Gulf St andards / Technical regulations through 
specialized technical committees (TCs). 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No; (٥Technical 
committee for standards of food and agriculture products” has issued this 
standard GSO -- / 2009   Maximum levels of Melamine in Food  
The Draft Standard has been pr epared by the State of Kuwait. 
 
This standard has been drafted based on several international standards such as: 
ECC, FDA, Canadian, New Zealand sta ndards as well as the WHO evaluation 
and recommendations.  
 
 
 
 اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔGSO -- / 2009
  
 
Maximum levels of Melamine in Food  
  
 
1- Scope and Field of Application: 
 
This Gulf Standard is adopting the maxi mum limits of Melamine permitted in Food 
products. The mentioned limits are based on the safety limits which differentiate between 
unavoidable background presence of Melamine and unacceptable adulteration. 
 
2- Complimentary References: 
 
2.1  GSO 9 Labelling of prepackaged food stuffs.  
2.2  GSO / CAC 193 general standard for Contaminants and Toxins in foods. 
2.3  Gulf Standard on “Method of Test for Melamine in Food Products” 
 
3- Definitions: 
 
3.1 Melamine: Melamine in a white chemical combined used in plastic 
manufacturing or as an additional materi al in manufacturing some of chemical 
composts. It can be used also in pack aging food products it is forbidem to be 
added deliberately to food. 
 
3.2 Maximum levels (ML) : It is the maximum concentration of contaminated 
substance to be legally permitted in that commodity.   
 
4- The Maximum limits of Melamine: 
 
Remarks   
Maximum limits of 
Melamine1  
  Product  
For Ready To Use 
(liquid) products 0.5 ppm (mg/l) Infant Formula 
(for infants between 1-
12 Months)
 
 
For Products in powder 
form   
 
1 ppm (mg/kg)  Infant Formula 
(for infants between 1-12 Months)
 
  
2.5 ppm (mg/kg) Other Food 
  
1These values apply to Melamine and Cyanur ic Acid, singly or in combination. 
 اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔGSO -- / 2009
  
 
5- Methods of Test: 
 
Melamine limits shall be determined according to the Gulf Standard “Method of Test for 
Melamine in Food Products”. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔGSO -- / 2009
  
6- References: 
6.1     FDA Regulations  (2008)            
                واﻟﺪو اﻟﻐﺬاء هﻴﺌﺔ اﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔﻣﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  اءFDA ) ٨٠٠٢(  
       
  
6.2      Canadain Regulations (2008)         
             اﻟﻜﻨﺪﻳﺔ  اﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻌﺎت)    ٨٠٠٢ ( 
  
6.3      Official journal of the European Union 27 Sep.2008    
          اﻷورﺑﻲ اﻻﺗﺤﺎد ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻌﺎت  EC  ٧٢  ﺳﺒﺘﻤﺒﺮ  ٨٠٠٢  
 
6.4     Food Standards Australia New Zealand  
                                                                   واﻟﻨﻴﻮزﻟﻨﺪﻳﺔ  اﻻﺳﺘﺮاﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت   
  
6.5 Toxicity, preliminary Risk a ssessment and Guidance on Levels of 
Melamine and cyanuric in Food (WHO 25 September 2008). 
                   اﻷﻏﺬﻳ  ﻓ اﻟﺴﻴﻨﺎرﻳﻚ  وﺣﻤﺾ  اﻟﻤﻴﻼﻣﻴﻦ  ﻣﺨﺎﻃﺮ  ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ  اﻟﺼﺤﺔ  ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺔ  ٥٢ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺮ     
 ٨٠٠٢ﺳﺒﺘﻤﺒﺮ .