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SPECIFICATIONS
WHITE REFINED SUGAR ICUMSA 45 - SHALL CONFORM WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS AND/OR INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
| ICUMSA: | 45 RBU ATTENUATION INDEX UNITS METHOD NO.: 4-197 |
| COLOR: | SPARKLING CRYSTAL WHITE |
| POLARIZATION AT 20’C: | 99.8% MIN |
| MOISTURE: | 0.04% MAXIMUM |
| SULPHATED ASH CONTENT: | 0.04% MAXIMUM |
| REDUCING SUGAR: | 0.05% MAXIMUM BY WEIGHT |
| AS: | 1 PPM MAXIMUM |
| OS: | 2 PPM. MAXIMUM |
| CU: | 3 PPM. MAXIMUM |
| HPN STAPH AUREUS: | NIL |
| SUBSTANCE: | solid CRYSTAL |
| SOLUBILITY: | 100% DRY AND FREE FLOWING |
| SEDIMENTS: | NONE |
| SMELL: | FREE OF ANY SMELL |
| GRANULATION: | FINE |
| MAGNETIC PARTICLES: | 4 MG/KG MAXIMUM |
| SO2: | 20 PPM MAXIMUM |
| RADIATION: | NORMAL WITHOUT PRESENCE OF CESIUM OR IODINE: CERTIFIED |
| CROP: | 2009 OR LATER CROP |
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE OF NO RADIATION, NO VIRUS, NO INSECT PARTS, HUSKS, NO POISONOUS MATTER AND NON GENETIC AND IS SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
LATEST CROP SUGAR SHOULD BE EXTRACTED FROM SOUND, UNFERMENTED AND UNDECAYED SUGAR CANE - SUGAR SHOULD BE CLEAN FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN MATTER, TASTE OR ODOUR AND HAVE THE SWEET TASTE CHARACTERISTIC OF WHITE SUGAR WHETHER DRY OR IN SOLUTION.
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
SUGAR SHOULD BE EXTRACTED FROM SOUND UNFERMENTED AND UNDECAYED SUGAR CANE - SUGAR SHOULD BE CLEAN FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN TASTE OR ODOUR WITH SWEET TASTE CHARACTERISTIC OF WHITE SUGAR WHETHER DRY OR IN SOLUTION – SUGAR TO BE PURE REFINED DEODORISED OF LATEST CROP 2009 PRODUCTION WITH GOOD TASTE AND SMELL - THE CRYSTALS SHALL BE UNIFORM IN SIZE AND COLOUR - SUGAR SHALL BE FREE FROM INSECTS, THEIR FRAGMENTS AND METAMORPHOSIS OR RODENTS EXCREMENT - SUGAR SHALL BE FREE FROM FOREIGN MATTERS, PRESERVATIVES OR ADDED COLOURS; ONLY PERMITTED MATERIAL TO BE ADDED ARE THAT STATED BELOW - ANY OTHER SPECIFICATIONS WHICH ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE TO BE ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS WHICH WERE FIXED BY (FAO/WHO/FDA/AND EC) AND THE LOWEST AMOUNT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FIRST.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
THE PRODUCT SHALL BE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL PRINCIPALS AND CODE OF PRACTICE OF FOOD HYGIENE IN ADDITION TO ANY INSTRUCTION ISSUED BY HEALTH AUTHORITIES - HEAVY METAL CONTENT FOR WHITE SUGAR
SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING LIMITS (A) ARSENIC 1.00 MG/KG FOR WHITE SUGAR (B) COPPER 1.00 MG/KG FOR WHITE SUGAR (C) LEAD 0.50 MG/KG FOR WHITE SUGAR - SUGAR SHALL BE FREE FROM ANY PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS AND THEIR POISONS - SUGAR SHOULD BE FREE FROM FAECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA - PESTICIDE RESIDUE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LIMITS SET BY CURRENT NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND LEGISLATIONS OR FAO, WHO, OR FDA, OR EU AFTER ITS ACCREDITATION BY L.N.C.S.M. - SUGAR MUST BE FREE OF ANY RADIATION PARTICLES, SUCH AS AMERICIUM 241; PLUTONIUM 238 AND 239; STRONTIUM 90 AND THE QUANTITY OF RADIATING MATERIALS FROM CESIUM ISOTOPE 134 AND MUST NOT EXCEED 30 BECQUEREL (BCD)