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 the requirements, sampling and test methods for commercial varieties of pineapple grown from Ananascomosus (L.) Merr.of the Bromeliaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard does not apply to pineapple for ornamental or industrial processing
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for avocados (Perseaamericana Gartner or P. Grattisima mill) fruits of the family Lauraceae to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard does not apply to avocados for industrial processing
This East African Standard specifies requirements and sampling methods for commercial varieties of papaya (pawpaw) grown from Carica papaya L., of the Caricaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard does not apply to papaya for industrial processing. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, EAS 47:2000, Fresh papaya — Specification, which is hereby withdrawn.
This East African Standard prescribes requirements for canned pineapples Ananas comosus.
This East African Standard specifies requirements and sampling methods for edible mushrooms, the carpophores (fruiting bodies) of strains grown from the genus Agaricus (syn. Psalliota) to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard does not apply to mushrooms for industrial processing. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, EAS 56:2000, Fresh mushrooms — Specification, which is hereby withdrawn.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for canned tomato Solanum lycopersicum L. intended for human consumption
This East African standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for tomato concentrates (paste and puree).
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for dairy ice cream intended for human consumption. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (EAS 70: 2019), which has been technically revised
This East African Standard specifies methods of test for tomato concentrates, modified tomato products, tomato juice and canned tomatoes.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum) of the family Solanaceaefor direct human consumption
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for sweetened condensed milk obtained from cow, intended for direct consumption or further processing.
This East African Standard specifies requirement, sampling and test methods for commercial varieties of passion fruits from the species golden passion fruit/sweet granadilla (PassifloraligularisJuss), purple passion fruit (Passifloraedulis Sims forma edulis), yellow passion fruit (Passifloraedulis Sims forma flavicarpa) and their hybrids grown from the Passifloraceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer.
This Standard prescribes the requirements and methods of test for Papain
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for mango (MangiferaindicaL.) from the family Anacardiaceae to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard does not apply to green preserving mango and mango for industrial processing
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and sampling methods for citrus fruits of varieties (cultivars) grown from the following species to be supplied fresh to the consumer: a) lemons grown from the species Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. and hybrids thereof; b) Persian limes grown from the species Citrus latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka, a large acid lime fruit known also as Bearss or Tahiti and hybrids thereof; c) Mexican limes grown from the species Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, also known as sour limes and key limes and hybrids thereof; d) Indian sweet limes, Palestine sweet limes grown from the species Citrus limettioides Tanaka and hybrids thereof; e) mandarins grown from the species (Citrus reticulata Blanco), including satsumas (Citrus unshiu Marcow.), clementines (Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka), and common mandarins (Citrus deliciosa Ten.) and tangerines (Citrus tangerine Tanaka), grown from these species and hybrids thereof; f) oranges grown from the species Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck and hybrids thereof; g) grapefruit grown from the species Citrus paradisi Macfad. and hybrids thereof; and h) pummelos or shaddock grown from the species Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. and hybrids thereof. This standard is not applicable to citrus fruits for industrial processing.
This East African Standard specifies requirements and sampling methods for fresh chilli peppers of varieties (cultivars) grown from Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens and C. pubescens, to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard applies to chilli peppers with a minimum pungency of 900 on the Scoville Index. This standard does not cover requirements for chilli peppers for industrial processing.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for liquid glucose (glucose syrup) for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for hard-boiled sweets
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for varieties of fresh sweet cassava root of Manihot esculenta Crantz intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fortified edible fats and oils intended for human consumption. This Final Draft East African Standard is not applicable to fat spreads and blended spreads.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fortified light brown sugar, fortified brown sugar, fortified plantation (mill) white sugar and fortified refined white sugar intended for human consumption. This standard does not cover sugar intended for industrial use.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for fresh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam) intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for dried Sweetpotato chips intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for flour which is obtained from the processing of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for crisps made from storage roots of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] intended for human consumption.
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