STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR G.C.C (GSO) 
 
    
ﻣﺸﺮوع: ﻧﻬﺎﺋﻲ 
 
      
GSO 5/FDS….. /2008  
 
 
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FRESH TOMATOES  
 
          
 
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اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺠﺎت  ﻣﻮاﺻﻔﺎت  ﻟﻘﻄﺎع اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  اﻟﻔﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ  ﻭﺍﻟﺯﺭﺍﻋﻴﺔ  ﺍﻟﻐﺫﺍﺌﻴﺔ   
  
 
 
ﺨﻠﻴ ﻗﻴﺎﺴﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﻭﺍﺼﻔﺔ  ﻤﺸﺭﻭﻉ  ﺍﻟﻭﺜﻴﻘﺔ ﻫﺫﻩ  ﻭﻻ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺒﺩﻴل،  ﻟﻠﺘﻐﻴﻴﺭ ﻋﺭﻀﺔ ﻓﺈﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﺫﻟﻙ ﺒﺸﺄﻨﻬﺎ،  ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻼﺤﻅﺎﺕ  ﺍﻟﺭﺃﻱ ﻹﺒﺩﺍﺀ ﺘﻭﺯﻴﻌﻬﺎ  ﺘﻡ ﺠﻴﺔ
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  ﺍﻟﻬﻴﺌﺔ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﻤﺠﻠﺱ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻋﺘﻤﺎﺩﻫﺎ  ﺒﻌﺩ ﺇﻻ ﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ ﻗﻴﺎﺴﻴﺔ ﻜﻤﻭﺍﺼﻔﺔ  ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺭﺠﻭﻉ  ﻴﺠﻭﺯ.   Foreword  
  
 
  
Standardization Organization for G CC (GSO) is a regional Organization 
which consists of the National Standard s Bodies of GCC member States. One 
of GSO main functions is to issue Gulf Standards /Technical regulation through specialized technical committees (TCs). 
 
GSO through the technical program of  committee TC No 5  " The Gulf 
Technical Committee for Food and Agricultural Standards Products" has prepared this Standard .  The Dr aft Standard has been prepared by 
(KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA      )  
 
 The draft Standard has been prepared  based on relevant ADMO, International 
and National foreign Sta ndards and references.  
 
This standard has been approved as Gu lf (Standard / Technical Regulation)   
by GSO Board of Directors in its meeting No ..../....  …….held on    /    /   /  H 
,  /    /   G 
 
           GULF STANDARD                                          GSO ........../2008 
 
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FRESH TOMATOES  
  
  
  
Date of GSO Board of Directors’ Approval :   
Issuing Status :   
 
 GULF STANDARD                                          GSO ........../2008 
 
 1FRESH TOMATOES 
 
 
 
1- SCOPE  
 This Saudi standard is concerned with requirements for fresh tomatoes. 
 
2- COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES 
- GSO 123 "General Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables". 
- GSO 124 "General Requirements for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Boxes". 
- GSO 125 "Methods of Sampling for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables". 
- GSO 323  "General Requirements for Transportation and Storage of 
Chilled and Frozen Foods". 
 
3- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 
Without prejudice to what is mentioned in GSO  123 "General Requirements 
for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables" the following requirements shall be met in 
fresh tomatoes: 
3.1 Tomatoes shall have attained 50% of the natural ripeness. 3.2 It shall be free from worm infestation. 3.3 The diameter of the stem shall not be longer than 2.5 cm. 3.4 It shall have the shape characteristic of the variety. 3.5 It shall be free from chilling and freezing damages.  
4- CLASSIFICATION 
 Tomatoes shall be classified into three classes: 
4.1 First Class 4.1.1 The diameter of the tomato fruit shall be not less than 5 cm, and the difference 
between the diameters of the largest a nd smallest tomato fruit  shall not  
exceed 2 cm. 
4.1.2 A tolerance of 1% by weight is allo wed on colour, shape, size, apparent 
defects and pathological defects mentioned in GSO  123
 "General 
Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables”. GULF STANDARD                                          GSO ........../2008 
 
 24.2 Second Class 
4.2.1 The diameter of the tomato fruit shall be not less than 4 cm, and the difference 
between the diameters of the largest and smallest tomato fruit shall not exceed 
2 cm. 
4.2.2 A tolerance of 5% by weight is allowed on colour, shape and size. 4.2.3 A tolerance of 2% by weight is allowed on apparent defects and the 
pathological defects mentioned in GSO  123
 "General Requirements for Fresh 
Fruits and Vegetables". 
4.3 Third Class 4.3.1 The diameter of the tomato fruit sh all be less than 4 cm.  The difference 
between the diameters of the largest and smallest tomato fruit shall not exceed 
2 cm. 
4.3.2 A tolerance of 10% by weight is allowed on colour, shape and size. 4.3.3 A tolerance of 5% is allowed on apparent defects mentioned in GSO  123
  
"General Requirements for Fresh Fruits  and Vegetables" and not more than 
2% for the pathological injuries and in juries caused by insects mentioned in 
the same standard. 
 
5- PACKING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 
5.1 Packing 
5.1.1 Tomatoes shall be packed in suitabl e containers which safeguard the product 
quality and safety and with the fo llowing capacities 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 kg.  
When packed in boxes, the requirements mentioned in GSO  124 "General 
Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Boxes" shall be met. 
5.2 Transportation and Storage  Requirements mentioned in GSO  323
 "General Requirements for 
Transportation and Storage of Chilled and Frozen Foods" shall be met. 
 
6- SAMPLING 
 Samples shall be taken in accordance with GSO  125 "Methods of Sampling 
for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables".