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Standardization Organization for GCC (GSO) is a reg ional Organization 
which consists of the National Standards Bodies of GCC member States. One 
of GSO main functions is to issue Gulf Standards /T echnical regulation 
through specialized technical committees (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC N o 5  " The Gulf 
Technical Committee for Food and Agricultural Stand ards Products" has 
prepared this Standard .  The Draft Standard has be en prepared by  ( KINGDOM8 
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 The draft Standard has been prepared based on relev ant ADMO, International 
and National foreign Standards and references. 
 
This standard has been approved as Gulf (Standard /  Technical Regulation)   
by GSO Board of Directors in its meeting No..../... .  …….held on    /    /   /  H 
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1.8 SCORE8AND8FIELD8OF8APPLICATION8
 This standard applied to whole maize (Corn) meal p repared from kernels of 
common maize as described in item 3.1. This meal is  used for direct human 
consumption. This standard does not apply to the fo llowing products: 
degermed maize meal, enriched maize meal, maize flo ur, maize grit, quick grit, 
hominy grit, self-rising maize meal, bolted maize m eal, maize flakes, other 
maize based ready – to – eat cereals, maize flaking  grit, alkaline treated maize 
products, maize meal for use as a brewing adjunet, maize meal used for 
manufacturing of starch and industrial use, maize m eal for use as an animal 
feed. 
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2.8 COMPLIMENTARY8REFERENCES8
2.1 GSO 9       “Labeling of Prepackaged Foods”. 
2.2 GSO 194    “Wheat Flour”. 
2.3 GSO 193    “Methods of Test for Wheat Flour”. 
2.4 GSO 21     “Hygienic Regulations for Food Plant s and Their Personal”. 
2.5 GSO 327   “Methods of Test for Wheat”. 
2.6 GSO 382   “Maximum Limits for Pesticides Residu es in Agriculture and Food 
Products – Part 1”. 
2.7 GSO 383   “Maximum Limits for Pesticides Residu es in Agriculture and Food 
Products – Part 2”. 
2.8 GSO 168   “Conditions of Storage Facilities for  Dry and Canned Foodstuffs”. 
2.9 GSO 841   “Maximum Limits of Mycotoxins Permitt ed in Food and Animal 
Feed-Aflatoxin”. 
2.10 GSO 1301/1997 “Food Packages Part II, Plastic Packages, General 
Regulations”. 
2.11 GSO 988    “Limits of Radiation Levels Permitt ed in Foodstuffs”. 
2.12 GSO 1016  “Microbiology Limits Permitted in Fo odstuffs”. 
2.13 Gulf Standards which shall be approved by the Organization concerning the 
followings: 
2.14.1  Permissible Maximum Limits of Heavy Metals in Foods tuffs”. 
2.14.2  “Package of Food Products – Part 1 – General Requir ements”. 
3. DEFINITIONS8
3.1 Whole maize (Corn) meal: A product prepared fro m fully mature, sound, 
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٣ which the entire grain is comminuted to a suitable degree of fineness. In its 
preparation coarse particles of the ground maize ke rnel may be separated, 
reground and recombined with all of the material fr om which they were 
separated. 
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4. REQUIREMENTS8
 The following requirements shall be met in whole m aize meal: 
4.1 It shall be safe, clean and suitable for human consumption. 
4.2 It shall be free from abnormal colors, odors an d tastes. 
4.3 It shall be free from fungus growth and living insects or their life cycle. 
4.4 It shall be free from impurities, animal, plant  or metal origin according to good 
production practice. 
4.5 It shall be prepared from whole maize grain tha t meet the gluf Standard related. 
4.6 It shall have similar color and fineness. 
4.7 The moisture content shall not be greater than 14% (m/m). 
4.8 Ash content shall not be greater than 3% on a d ry weight basis. 
4.9 Protein content (N x 6.25) shall not be lower t han 8% on a dry weight bases. 
4.10 Crude fat content shall not be lower than 3.1%  on a dry weight basis. 
4.11 95% or more of the whole maize meal shall pass  through a 1.70 mm sieve. 
4.12 45% or more of the whole maize meal shall pass  through a 0.71 mm sieve. 
4.13 35% or less of the whole maize meal shall pass  through a 0.212 mm sieve. 
4.14 It shall processed according to hygienic regul ations for food plants and their 
personal prescribed in the GSO mentioned in item 2. 4. 
4.15 Pesticide residues shall not exceed the limits  prescribed in the GSO mentioned 
in items 2.6 and 2.7. 
4.16 Fungal toxins (Aflatoxin) content shall not ex ceed the limits prescribed in the 
GSO mentioned in item 2.10. 
4.17 Radiation levels shall not exceed the limits p rescribed in the GSO mentioned in 
item 2.11. 
4.18 Microbiological criteria shall not exceed the limits prescribed in the GSO 
mentioned in item 2.12. 
4.19 Heavy metals content shall not exceed the limi ts prescribed in the GSO 
mentioned in item 2.13.1 
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6. METHODS8OF8TEST8
 All necessary tests on the representative sample d rown according to item 5, 
shall be carried out according to the GSO mentioned  in items 2.3 and 5.2. 
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7. PACKAGING8TRANSPORTATION8AND8STORAGE8
 The following specification shall be observed on p ackaging transportation and 
storage:  
 Packaging: without prejudice to the previsions of the GSO mentioned in items 
2.10 and 2.13.2 whole maize meal shall be packaged in suitable safe clean 
containers which will safe guard the hygienic, nutr itional, technological and 
organoleptic qualities of the products. The packagi ng material shall not import 
any toxic substance or undesirable odors, color or taste to the product. When 
the product packaged in sacks, these must be clean,  sturdy and strongly sawn 
or sealed. 
7.1 Transportation  
 Product shall be transported in a suitable way to protect its quality 
characteristics. Transportation methods shall not b e used for carrying pesticides 
or any other harmful or poisonous materials. 
7.2 Storage  
 Without prejudice to the previsions of the GSO men tioned in item 2.8, whole 
maize meal shall be stored in such a way to safegua rd the quality 
characteristics and to protect the product from mec hanical damage and 
contamination. Stores shall comply with hygienic re quirements and shall 
prevent whole maize meal exposure to insects, roden ts, birds, and high 
moisture or temperature. 
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8. LABELLING8
 Without prejudice to the provisions of the GSO men tioned in 2.1, the 
followings shall be declared on the packages: 
8.1 Name of product: whole maize (Corn) meal. 
8.2 Country of origin. 
8.3 Date of production (Year). 
8.4 Date of expiration (Month – Year). 
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٥ REFERENCES8
 
Main8Reference:8
 
Codex Alimentarius 1995.  
Codex Standard For Whole Maize (Corn) Meal.  
Codex Stan 154-1985 (Rev. 1-1995).