G.C.C STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
 
 
 
 
 
Final Draft
 
 
 
GSO 05/ FDS ---- / 201 1  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared By  
GSO Technical Committee for  standards of food and agriculture products  
 
 
This document is a d raft GSO Standard circulated for comments. It is, 
therefore, subject to alteration and modification and may not be referred to 
as a GSO Standard until approved by GSO Board Of Directors
 
ICS: 67.081   
Dried and gr ound  Lime  Fruits  
  
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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 /Tech nical regulation s through 
specialized technical committees (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No. 5 "Gulf   technical 
committee for standards of food and agriculture products" The Draft Standard 
has been prepared by Sultanate of Oman.  The draft Standard has been prepared 
based on relevant ADMO, 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. The approved standard will replace and supersede the  GSO  standard 
No. (       /      ).    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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1. SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION  
This standard is concerned with dried  and grinned lime  fruits  that have been dried by 
natural or  artificial means or a combination of both . 
 
2. COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES  
2.1 GSO 9 “Labelling of Prepackaged Foods”.  
2.2               GSO 21 “Hygienic Regulations for Foo d Plants and Their Personnel”  
2.3 GSO 839 “General Regulations for Food Containers”  
2.4 GSO 150 “Expiration periods at food products”.  
2.5 GSO 1016  “Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs – Part 1"  
2.6 GSO 465  “Citrus fruits ”. 
2.7 GSO 123 “General Requir ements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables".  
2.8 GSO /CAC/ MRLS  1 “Maximum limits for pesticide residues in agricultural  food 
products - Part 1. ”. 
2.9 GSO /CAC/ MRLS  3 “Maximum limits for pesticide residues in agricultural food 
products - Part 2”. 
2.10 GSO 1287  “Methods of sampling of prepackaged fruit and vegetable products ”. 
2.11 GSO ISO 4833 : 1994 “Microbiology - General Guidance for Enumeration of 
Micro -organisms - Colony Count Technique at 30 o C”.  
2.12 GSO ISO 7954 : 1997 “Microbiology - General Guidance for Enumeration of 
Yeast and Moulds - Colony Count Technique at 25 o C”.  
2.13 GSO ISO 4831  : 199 4 “Microbiology - General Guidance for Enumeration of 
coliforms bacteria  
2.14        GSO 1863  “Food Packages - Part 2: Plastic Packages - General  
                    Requirements”.  
2.15             GSO/CAC 192 “General Standards of Food Additives”  
2.16             GSO 1382  "Guide to Hygienic practice for the product of dried fruits " . 
2.17             GSO 168  " Requirements of Storage Facilities for Dry  and Canne d Foodstuffs".  
2.18        GSO 244  " Methods of Test for Vegetables, Fruits and Their Products, First Part:  
Organoleptic Examination, Determination of Net Weight and Drained Weight, 
Determination of Apparent Viscocity, Determination of Headspace, 
Determin ation of Extraneous Matter and Defective Fruits".  GSO STANDARD                                                                     GSO ---- /2011          
                   
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 2.19 GSO 299  " Methods of test for vegetables,fruits and their products - second part : 
determination of moisture,alcohol - insoluble solids,total ash,calcium,mineral oil 
and ascorbic acid. " 
2.20 GSO 20  " Methods for The Determination of Contaminating Metallic Elements in 
Foodstuffs"  
2.21 GSO 193 " Methods of Tests for Wheat Flour".  
 
3 . DEFINETIONS  
Lime s:  is a group of citrus fruits which is used to improve the flvor and can be   naturally or 
artificially  fully dried and also can be ground or granulated.    
REQUIREMENTS  
The following requirements shall be met in dried and ground limes:  
4.1   The fresh lemon should be comply with the standards mentioned in items ( 2.6, 2.7). 
4.2      The d rying process should be according to item 2.16. 
4.3  It shall be free of foreign matters.  
4.4   It shall be free from living insects , its parts; or its wiggler, parasites, and rodents  
            excreta or  the parts of the dead insects which are not visible to the naked eye.   
4.5   It shall have a distinctive taste and odor  
4.6   The pr oduction shall be comply with good manufacturing practices  according to GSO  
        Standard mentioned in 2.2  
4.7  It shall comply with microbiological requirements mentioned in item 2.5. 
4.8  Contaminating metallic element content shall not exceed the following: - 
            Arsenic : 0.5 PPM     
4.9       It shall be homogeneous in color and free of lumps  and easy to flow.   
4.10     The m aximum limits for pesticide residues  shall not exceed the  limits in the items 2.8,    
            2.9.  
4.11  Moisture content shall not exceed 14% . 
4.12 Food additives:  Only the food additives in the international codex standard mention in  
             item 2.1 5  is allowed to be used . 
 
5. SAMPLING  
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5. METHODS OF TEST  
Test shall be carried out on the representative sample taken according to item 5 to 
determine  its compliance with all testing methods.  
6.1  Tests mentioned  in items (2.18), (2.19)  
6.2  Determination of Contaminating Metallic Elements  according to item (2.20) 
6.3  Detection of insects and their fragments  
              Shall be carried out according to item (2.21).  
6.4  Detection of yeasts and moulds  
Shall be carried out acc ording to GSO standard mentioned in item (2.1 2).  
6.5  Determination of total count bacteria  
Shall be carried out according to GSO standard mentioned in item (2.1 1). 
6.6  Determination of coliform bacteria  
Shall be carried out according to GSO standard men tioned in item (2. 13) 
 
7  PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE  
7.1  Packaging  
Without prejudice to provision of GSO Standard mentioned in item (2.3) and  
item (2.14), The product shall be packed in clean, hygienic, suitable, sound, moisture 
proof  and well sealed containers that have no effects on product properties.  
7.2  Transportation  
It shall be carried out in such a way as to protect the product from mechanical  
damage and contamination according to item (2.16). 
7.3  Storage  
The product shall be stored un der hygienic conditions in well ventilated stores and  
at a safe distance from sources of h eat, moisture and contamination and according to   
items (2.16), (2.17). 
  
8. LABELLING  
Without prejudice to provisions of GSO Standard mentioned in item (2.1) and  
item (2.4) and shall be declared on the label of the product.  
8.1  Name of the product  (dried lime/ ground lime)  GSO STANDARD                                                                     GSO ---- /2011          
                   
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 8.2  Producer name or its trade mark  
8.3 Production  date and shelf life or expiry date.  
8.4 Country of origin  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 المصطلحات الفنيةTechnical Terms 
 
ثمار الليمونfruit Lime  
مطحون                                           Ground  
جافDried