Somali Bureau of Standards · National Standards
The official register of Somali Standards (SOS), comprising standards developed locally by the Somali Bureau of Standards through its Technical Committees, together with East African Standards and ISO, IEC, ARSO, ASTM, EN, Codex and AOAC standards formally adopted as Somali Standards. Each adopted standard retains its original reference for full traceability.
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This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for virgin and refined soya bean (soybean) oil derived from seeds of soya beans (Glycine max (L.) Merr) intended for human consumption.
This East African standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for crude and semi refined (neutralized and/or bleached) palm oil derived from the fleshy mesocarp of the fruit of oil palm (Elaeis spp.) intended for further processing
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for groundnut kernels of the plant Arachis hypogaea L. intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for groundnut kernels of the plant Arachis hypogaea L. intended for oil extraction.
This East Africa standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for blended edible oils of plant origin intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for virgin and refined canola (rapeseed) oil derived by extraction from seeds of Brassica napus L., Brassica rapa L., Brassica juncea L, and Brassica tournefortii Gouan species intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for virgin and refined macadamia oil derived from the kernel of the macadamia nuts of varieties grown from Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia tetraphylla and their hybrids, intended for human consumption.
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