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Standardization/ Organization/ for/ GCC/ (GSO)/ is/ a/ reg ional/ Organization/ 
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of/ GSO/ main/ functions/ is/ to/ issue/ Gulf/ Standards/ /T echnical/ regulation/ 
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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/ 
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1.8 SCOPE8AND8FIELD8OF8APPLICATION888
/ This/standard/is/concerned/with/dried/meat/prepare d/from/meat/of/sheep,/cattle/or/ 
buffalo/or/camels/free/from/bones,/cartilages/and/t endons/and/Packed/in/suitable/ 
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2.8 COMPLEMENTS8REFERENCES88
2.1/ GSO/9/1995//“Labeling/of/Prepackaged/Foods”/
2.2/ GSO/592/1995 ،Methods/of/sampling/for/meat/and/meat/products”/. /
2.3/ GSO/ 655/1996/ /“Methods/ for/ Microbiological/ exam ination/ of/ Meat,/ Fish,/ 
Shellfish/and/their/products”./
2.4/ GSO/997/1998/chilled/and/frozen//of/beef,/buffa lo/mutton/and/goat/meat/"/
2.5/ GSO/ 20/1984/ “Methods/ for/ the/ Determination/ of/ C ontaminating/ Metallic/ 
Elements/in/Foodstuffs”./
2.6/ GSO/to/be/approved/by/the/Organization/concerni ng/“Salt/for/Foodstuffs”./
2.7//// GSO/21/1984 ،Hygienic/Regulations/for/food/plants/and/their/Pe rsonnel”./
2.8/// GSO/22///1984 ،Methods/of/testing/colouring/matter/used//in/Foods tuffs”./
2.9/ GSO/to/be/approved/by/the/Organization/concerni ng/“Vinegar”./
2.10// GSO/ 88/1987/ “Meat/ and/ Meat/ productsIDetermina tion/ of/ / chloride/ 
content”./
2.11/ GSO/91/1987//“Meat/productsIDetermination/of/m oisture/content”./
2.12/ GSO/ISO/2918:1988//“Meat/and/meat/productsI/de tection/of/nitrite/content”./
2.13/ GSO/993/1998//“Regulations/for/animal/slaughte ring/according/Islamic/law”./
2.14/ GSO/ 383/1994/ “Maximum/ residue/ limits/ of/ pestic ides/ in/ agricultural/ products/ 
and/Foodstuffs/–//Part/II”./
2.15/ GSO/707/1997//“Flavoring/permissible/for/using /in/food/products”./
2.16/ GSO/834/1997/Fresh/and/chilled/meat/of/camels. /
2.17/ GSO8839/1997 //“FoodIPackages/–/Part/1:/General/Requirements”./
2.18/ GSO/ to/ be/ approved/ by/ the/ Organization/ concern ing/ “Food/ Packages/ –/ Part/ 2:/ 
Plastic/PackagesI/General/Requirements”./
2.19/// GSO/1016/1998// /“/Microbiological/limits/for /foods/–/Part/1”./
2.20/// GSO/988/1998//“Limits/of/Radioactivity/level s/permitted/in/Foodstuffs/–/part/1”./
2.21// GSO/998/1998//“Methods/for/limits/detection/o f/radioactivity/levels/permitted/in/ 
foodstuffs”./
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2.22/////////////Detection/of/pork//meat./
2.23/ /“Maximum/Residual//Limits"/of/pesticides/resi dues/permitted/in/foodstuffs./
2.24/ /“Meat/and/meat/productsI/detection/methods/fo r/hormones/antibiotics/residues”./
/2.25/ /“Detection/methods/for/preservatives/permitt ed/for/addition/in/foodstuffs”./
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3.8 DEFINITION8
3.1// Dried8meat: /Strips/produced/from/drying/of/beef,/meat/of/buffa lo/and/camel/free/ 
from/bones,/cartilage’s/and/tendons/as/well/as/free /from/fat/as/far/as/possible/and/ 
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/ The/following/requirements/shall/be/met/in/dried/m eat:/
4.1/ The/ meat/ prepared/ for/ processing/ the/ product/ mu st/ be/ obtained/ from/ animals/ 
slaughtered/according/ GSO /(2.4,/2.13/&/2.16)./
/4.2/ The/ meat/ used/ for/ drying/ processing/ shall/be/i n/compliance/with/ GSO /of/their/ 
concern./
4.3// The/product/shall/be/prepared/according/to/the /hygienic/regulations/as/mentioned/ 
in/ GSO8 item/(2.7)./
4.4/ The/meat/used/for/this/processing/shall/be/from /one/type/and/its/flavor/must/be/ 
characteristic/of/that/type/./
4.5/ The/ products/ shall/ be/ free/ from/ foreign/ bodies, / dirts,/ sign/ of/ spoilage/ and/ 
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4.6/ The/products/shall/be/free/from/artificial/colo rs./
4.7/ The/salt/used/in/salting/process/must/in/compli ance/with/ GSO /mentioned/in/item/ 
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4.8/ Salt/percentage/in/the/final/product/shall/not/ exceed/3/%/on/wet/basis./
4.9/ Moisture/content/in/the/final/product/shall/not /exceed/than/35%/on/wet/basis./
4.10/ Vinegar/used/in/drying/process/shall/be/in/acc ordance/with/ GSO /Stated/in/item/ 
(2,9)./
4.11/ The/contaminating/metallic/elements/in/the/dri ed/meat/should/not/exceed/(PPM/ 
on/the/basis/of/wet/weight)/:/
–/ Mercury/ / 0./05/
–/ Arsenic/ / 0.5/
–/ Lead/ / 0.5/
–/ Cadmium/ / 0.5/
–/ Zinc/ / / 40.0/4.12/ The/microbiological/criteria/shall/not/exceed/ the/limits/stated/in/ GSO /mentioned/ 
in/item/(2.19)./
4.13/ The/limits/of/radioactivity/levels/shall/not/e xceed/the/maximum/limits/stated/in/ 
GSO /mentioned/in/item/(2.20)./
4.14/ Pesticides/ residues/ in/ the/ products/ shall/ not/ be/ more/ than/ the/ maximum/ limit/ 
Permitted/according/to/ GSO8 stated/in/item/(2.14)./
4.15/ The/following/materials/can/be/added:/
4.15.1/ Sodium/or/potassium/nitrite/or/nitrate/not/e xceed/than/125/ppm/on/wet/basis/as/ 
nitrite./
4.15.2/ Ascorbic/acid/and/its/salts/(/sodium/or/pota ssium/)/,isoascorbic/acid/and/its/salts/ 
calculated/singly/or/totally/and/not/exceed/than/50 0/ppm/on/wet/basis./
4.15.3/////////Erythorbic/acid/or/its/sodium/or/pot assium/salts/,/Expressed/as/erythorbic/acid/and/ 
shall/not/exceed/500/ppm/,/singly/or/combinedly/./
4.16/ Flavoring/materials:/
4.16.1// Spices/and/natural/flavoring/according/to/t he/good/production./
4.16.2// Natural/smoking/solutions/according/to/the/ good/production./
4.16.3// Natural/flavoring/materials/according/to/th e/permissible/limits/in// GSO /mentioned/ 
in/item/(2.15)./
4.17/ Imported/Dried/meat:/
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4.17.1// It/is/forbidden/to/import/dried/meat/from/a ny/country/where/there/are/epidemic/ 
diseases/ as/ defined/ in/ the/ quarantine/ rules/ of/ the/ GULF/ Arabia/ except/ after/ 
obtaining/in/advance/permission/from/the/concerned/ authorities./
4.17.2// The/imported/lot/must/be/accompanied/with/c ertificate/approved/and/ratified/by/ 
the/ GULF/ Consulate/ or/ any/ delegated/ body/ indicating / that/ the/ meat/ used/ in/ 
processing/of/dried/meat/was/from/animals/slaughter ed/according/to/Islamic/rules,/ 
as/well/as/date/of/slaughtering,/kind/of/animal/and /the/product/has/been/found/free/ 
from/infectious/diseases/and/fit/for/human/consumpt ion./
4.17.3// The/imported/lot/shall/be/accompanied/with/ a/certificate/of/the/country/of/origin/ 
indicating/ that/ the/ country/ the/ country/ from/ which/ the/ product/ was/ imported/ 
approved/and/ratified/by/the/GULF/Consulate/or/its/ representative./
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/ All/ required/ tests/ shall/ be/ carried/ out/ on/ the/ rep resentative/ Samples/ taken/ 
according/ to/ item/ (5)/ of/ this/ standard/ to/ determine d/ its/ compliance/ with/ this/ 
standard./
6.1/ Microbiological/examination/shall/be/determine/ according/to/ GSO /mentioned/in/ 
item/(2.3)/./6.2/ Contaminating/ metallic/ elements/ shall/ be/ determ ined/ according/ to/ GSO8 
mentioned/in/item/(/2.5)/./
6.3/ Detection/of/coloring/matter/shall/be/carried/o ut/according/To/ GSO8 stated/in/item/ 
(2.8)/./
6.4/ Sodium/chloride/content/shall/be/determined/acc ording/to/ GSO8 mentioned/in/item/ 
(2.10)./
6.5/ Detection/of/radioactivity/limits/shall/be/dete rmined/according/to/ GSO8 mentioned/ 
in/item/(2.21)./
6.6/ Detection/of/Pesticide/residues/shall/be/determ ined/according/ GSO8 stated/in/item/ 
(2.23)./
6.7/ Detection/of/hormones/and/antibiotics/residues/ shall/be/carried/out/according/to/ 
GSO8 stated/in/item/(/2.24/)./
6.8/ Detection/ of/ preservatives/ shall/ be/ carried/ out / according/ GSO8 Stated/ in/ item/ 
(2.25)./
6.9/ Detection/ of/ pork/ meat/ must/ be/ determined/ accor ding/ to/ GSO8 stated/ in/ item/ 
(2.22)./
6.10/ Detection/of/nitrite/must/be/determined/accord ing/to/ GSO8 stated/in/item/(2.12)./
6.11/ Detection/ of/ moisture/ content/ must/ be/ determin ed/ according/ to/ GSO8 stated/ in/
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following/shall/be/met/during/packing:/
7.1.1  The/ packages/ used/ in/ the/ packing/ shall/ be/ clean,/ hy gienic,/ vacuumed,/ 
impermeable/ to/ water/ and/ made/ from/ suitable/ materia l,/ which/ protect/ the/ 
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7.2.1// Transportation/ shall/ be/ carried/ out/ by/suita ble/means/which/was/not/previously/ 
used/in/transporting/of/poisonous/or/harmful/substa nce./
7.2.2/ Transportation/ and/ storage/ shall/ be/ carried/ o ut/ by/ methods/ protect/ the/ product/ 
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information/shall/be/declared/on/the/label:/
8.1  / The/name//of/the/product/“/dried/meat”.//8.2  / Type/of/meat/used/in/the/processing./
8.3  / Expiration/date/must/not/exceed/12/months/from/tim e/of/manufacture./٩8
REFERENCES8
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–/ Pearson,/A.M./and/Gillett,/T.A.(1996):/
/ Processed/meat./Copyright/by//
/ Chapman/&/Hall./New/york./
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–/ Varnam,/A.H./and/Sutherland,J.P./(1995):/
/ Meat/and/meat/products./Copyright/by//
/ Chapman/&/Hall./New/york./
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