اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻌﺎون  ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﻟﺪول  اﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﺲ  هﻴﺌﺔ
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO) 
 
 
 
 
 
Final Draft Standard 
 
 
 
 GSO 5/ FDS ……/2008   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻲ ﺑﺪهﻦ  ﻣﺨﻠﻮط  اﻟﺪﺳﻢ  ﻣﻨﺰوع  ﺣﻠﻴﺐ  ﻣﺴﺤﻮق  
 A blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powdered form  
 
 
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 modi fication and may not be  referred to as a 
GSO Standard until approved by GSO Board Of Directors. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
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  اﻟﺨﻠ ﻟ اﻟﺘﻌ  ﻣﺠﻠ  ﻟ اﻟﺘﻘﻴ  هﻴﺌ    ﻟﻠﻤﻮاﺻ  ﻟﻠﻮﻃﻨﻴ  اﻷﺟﻬ ﻋﻀ  ﻓ ﺗﻀ إﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴ  هﻴﺌ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴ  ﻴﺞ
ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺼﺔ  ﻓﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﺠﺎن ﺑﻮاﺳﻄﺔ  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت إﻋﺪاد  اﻟﻬﻴﺌﺔ ﻣﻬﺎم  وﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ،  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  دول ﻓﻲ  واﻟﻤﻘﺎﻳﻴﺲ . 
 
     رﻗ اﻟﻔﻨﻴ  اﻟﻠﺠﻨ  ﻋﻤ ﺑﺮﻧ  ﺿﻤﻦ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻌﺎون ﻣﺠﻠﺲ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﺲ  هﻴﺌﺔ ﻗﺎﻣﺖ وﻗﺪ  ﻢ5 "     اﻟﻠﺠﻨ   اﻟﻔﻨﻴ
  واﻟﺰراﻋﻴ  اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﻴ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺠ  ﻗﻄ  ﻟﻤﻮاﺻ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴ  "  رﻗ اﻟﻜ ﻣﻮاﺻ  ﺑﺘﺒﻨ251 / 2006 "  ﺣﻠﻴ  ﻣﺴ  
 ﻧﺒﺎﺗﻲ ﺑﺪهﻦ ﻣﺨﻠﻮط  اﻟﺪﺳﻢ ﻣﻨﺰوع "  أﺻﺪرﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﺘﻲ  و  " اﻷﻏﺬﻳ  دﺳﺘﻮر ﻟﺠﻨﺔCodex Alimentarius"  .     ﺳ ﻗﺎﻣ  وﻗ
اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  هﺬﻩ ﻣﺸﺮوع  ﺑﺈﻋﺪاد  ﻋﻤﺎن   . 
 
                    رﻗ اﻟﻬﻴﺌ إدارة ﻣﺠﻠ  اﺟﺘﻤ ﻓ وذﻟﻚ ﺧﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  ﻓﻨﻴﺔ آﻼﺋﺤﺔ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  هﺬﻩ اﻋﺘﻤﺪت  وﻗﺪ                 )   (   ﺑﺘ   ﻋﻘ اﻟ ،/    
   / اﻟﻤﻮاﻓﻖ ، هـ/    /  م . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreword 
 
Standardization Organization for GCC (GSO) is a regional organization which consists of the 
National Standards Bodies of GCC member Stat es. One of GSO main functions is to issue 
Gulf Standards / Technical regulation through specialized technical committees  (TCs ). 
 
GSO through the technical pr ogram of committee TC NO.5  “Gulf  technical committee for 
standards of food and agricultural products” has adopted the CODEX Standard 25 1-2006 " A 
Blend of Skimmed Milk and Vegetable Fat in  Powdered Form" issued by "Joint FAO/WHO 
Food Standards Programme, Codex Alimentarius Commission". The Draft standard has been 
prepared by  Sultanate of Oman. 
 
This standard has been approved as Gulf Tec hnical Regulation by GSO Board of Directors in 
its meeting No……../…….. held on        /    /    /    H,  /  /   G. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A Blend of Skimmed Mi lk and Vegetable Fat in Powdered Form 
 
 
1.   SCOPE 
 
This Gulf Standard is concerned with the blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in 
powdered form, intended for direct consumption, or further processing. 
 
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 168   General Requirements of Storage Facilities for Dry and Canned Foodstuffs. 
2.4     GSO 569   Methods for Sampling Milk and Milk Products. 
2.5     GSO 839   Food Packages - Part 1: General Requirements. 
2.6     GSO 841   Maximum Limits of Mycotoxins Permitted in Foods and Animal 
                             Feeds - Aflatoxins. 
2.7     GSO 988   Limits of Radiation Levels Permitted in Foodstuffs- Part 1. 
2.8     GSO 998    Method for Detection of Ra dionuclides in food- Part 1: Gamma        
Spectrometery  Analysis. 
2.9     GSO 1016 Microbiological Cr iteria of Food Product- Part 1. 
2.10   GSO …. General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients for Food 
2.11  GSO …. Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CODEX STAN 234-1999)  
 
3. DEFINITIONS 
 
3.1 A blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powdered form: 
Is a product prepared by the partial removal of water from milk constituents with the 
addition of edible vegetable oil, edible vegetable fat or a mixture thereof, to meet the 
requirements in this Standard. 
 
3.2 Milk retentate: 
Is the product obtained by concentrating milk protein by ultra filtration of milk, partly 
skimmed milk, or skimmed milk. 
  
3.3 Milk permeate: 
      Is the product obtained by removing milk pr oteins and milk fat from milk, partly skimmed 
milk or skimmed milk by ultra filtration.  
 
4.  REQUIREMENTS 
 
   The following requirements shall be met in a blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in 
powdered form: 
4.1   The product shall be completely free from pig products and its derivatives. 
4.2   The raw materials used in production shall conform to the relevant GSO standards. 
4.3   It may be used in the production skimmed milk, skimmed milk powders, non-fat milk   
        solids, edible vegetable oils and  fats, milk retentate, milk permeate and lactose 
4.4   The acidity  in the production shall not be more than 18 mL sodium hydroxide 0.1 N/10g 
milk solids-not-fat. 
 3  4.5   The product shall be produced in plants conforming to the GSO standard mentioned in 
2.2.   
4.6   It shall have natural colour, taste and aroma. 
4.7   It shall be free from rancid or any objectionable flavour. 
4.8   It shall be free from impurities and lumps. 
4.9   Without prejudice to what has been stated in Gulf standard …….. "G eneral Principles for 
the Addition of Essential Nutrients for Food" it is permitted to add the following 
vitamins: 
                   Vitamin A                800 microgram/100 g 
                   Vitamin D                 60 mg/100 g 
                    
 
4.10 Other nutrients, where appropriate, shall be laid down by national legislation in 
accordance with the needs of individual country nutrients. 
4.11 The contents of fat, moisture and protein shall be as the following: 
 
Requirements Whole fat Reduced Fat 
Minimum total fat 26% m/m More than 1.5% and less than 26% m/m 
Maximum water 5% m/m 5% m/m 
Minimum milk protein in 
milk solids-not-fat 34% m/m 34% m/m 
   
4.12 FOOD ADDITIVES   
         Only those food additives listed below may be used and only within limits specified: 
 INS No.  Name of Additive  Maximum Level 
 4.12.1 Stabilizers 
 331(i)  Sodium Dihydrogen Citrate  Limited by GMP 
 331 (iii)  Trisodium Citrate  Limited by GMP 
 332(i)  Potassium Dihydrogen Citrate  Limited by GMP 
 332(ii)  Tripotassium Citrate  Limited by GMP 
 508  Potassium Chloride  Limited by GMP 
 509  Calcium Chloride  Limited by GMP 
 4.12.2 Antioxidants 
 300  Ascorbic Acid 
 301  Sodium Ascorbate  500 mg/kg as ascorbic acid
 304  Ascorbyl Palmitate 
 305  Ascorbyl Stearate  80 mg/kg, singly or in combination as ascorbyl stearate. 
 320  BHA 
 321  BHT 
 319  TBHQ  100 mg/kg singly or in combination. Expressed on 
fat or oil basis. 
 4.12.3 Emulsifiers 
 322  Lecithins  Limited by GMP 
 471  Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty 
Acids Limited by GMP GSO STANDARD                                                                                           GSO ……/2008
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 INS No.  Name of Additive  Maximum Level 
 4.12.4 Acidity Regulators 
 339(i)  Monosodium Orthophosphate 
 339(ii)  Disodium Orthophosphate 
 339(iii)  Trisodium Orthophosphate 
 340(i)  Monopotassium Orthophosphate 
 340(ii)  Dipotassium Orthophosphate 
 340(iii)  Tripotassium Orthophosphate 
 341(i)  Monocalcium Orthophosphate 
 341 (ii)  Dicalcium Orthophosphate 
 450(i)  Disodium Diphosphate 
 450(ii)  Trisodium Diphosphate 
 450(iii)  Tetrasodium Diphosphate, 
 450(v)  Tetrapotassium Diphosphate 
 450(vi)  Dicalcium Diphosphate 
 450(vii)  Calcium Dihydrogen Diphosphate 
 451(i)  Pentasodium Triphosphate 
 451 (ii)  Pentapotassium Triphosphate 
 452(i)  Sodium Polyphosphate 
 452(ii)  Potassium Polyphosphate 
 452(iii)  Sodium Calcium Polyphosphate 
 452(iv)  Calcium Pol yphosphates
 452(v)  Ammonium Polyphosphates  4400 mg/kg, singly or in 
combination as phosphorous 
 500(i)  Sodium Carbonate  Limited by GMP 
 500(ii)  Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate  Limited by GMP 
 500(iii)  Sodium Sesquicarbonate  Limited by GMP 
 501(i)  Potassium Carbonates  Limited by GMP 
 501 (ii)  Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate  Limited by GMP 
 4.12.5 Anticaking Agents 
 170(i)  Calcium Carbonate  Limited by GMP 
 504(i)  Magnesium Carbonate  Limited by GMP 
 530  Magnesium Oxide  Limited by GMP 
 551  Silicon Dioxide  Limited by GMP 
 552  Calcium Silicate  Limited by GMP 
 553(i)  Magnesium Silicate  Limited by GMP 
 553(iii)  Talc  Limited by GMP 
 554  Sodium Aluminosilicate  Limited by GMP GSO STANDARD                                                                                         GSO ……/2008
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 556  Calcium Aluminum Silicate  Limited by GMP 
 559  Aluminum Silicate  Limited by GMP 
 341 (iii)  Tricalcium Orthophosphate 
 343 (iii)  Trimagnesium Orthophosphate  4400 mg/kg, singly or in 
combination as phosphorus 
 
4.13  The products shall comply with the ma ximum residue limits for pesticides and 
veterinary drugs established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. 
4.14   The limits of radiation levels in the product shall not exceed the permitted maximum 
levels stated in the GSO standard mentioned in 2.7.  
4.15   The microbiological criteria of micro-orga nisms shall be according to the limits stated 
in item 1 for dairy products:  dried milk, dried skimmed and semi-skimmed milk of 
the GSO standard mentioned in 2.9. 
 
5.        SAMPLING 
           Samples shall be drawn in accordance with the GSO standard mentioned in 2.4 
 
6.       METHODS OF ANALYSIS 
 6.1     Tests shall be carried out on the representative sample drawn according to item 5 to 
          determine its compliance with this standard. 
 6.2   Tests shall be carried out in accordance with GSO standards mentioned in items 2.8, 
2.10& 2.11.  
 
7.      PACKAGING 
7.1    Packages shall comply with the GSO standards mentioned in item 2.5  
7.2    The product shall be packed in suitable hygienic, air tight packages in such a way as to 
         prevent its contamination. 
 
8.     STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION 
 
       Without prejudice to the provisions of  GSO standard mentioned in 2.3 the product shall 
be transported and stored in such a way as to prevent its contamination at a temperature 
not exceeding 25°C. 
  
9.     LABELLING 
      Without prejudice to the provisions stated in GSO standard mentioned in 2.1, the  
following provisions shall apply: 
 
9.1    NAME OF THE FOOD  
         The name of the food shall be: 
             - Blend of Skimmed Milk and Vegetable Fat in Powdered Form; or 
             - Reduced Fat Blend of Skimmed Milk and Vegetable Fat in Powdered Form.  
             - Other names may be used if allowed by national legislation in the country of retail 
sale. 
9.2   The total fat content shall be declared as  a percentage by mass or volume, or in grams 
per serving as quantified in the label provided that the number of servings is stated. 
 
 
 
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9.3  A statement shall appear on the label as to the presence of edible vegetable fat and/or  
edible vegetable oil, the common name of th e vegetable fat or oil shall be included in 
the name of the food or as a separate statement.  
9.4   List of ingredients. 
               
9.5  The milk protein content shall be declared  as a percentage by mass or volume, or in 
grams per serving as quantified in the labe l provided that the number of servings is 
stated. 
 
9.6   A statement shall appear on the label to indi cate that the product should not be used as a   
substitute for infant formula. For example, “NOT SUITABLE FOR INFANTS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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