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 wheat flour prepared from common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) or club wheat (Triticum compactum Host), or their mixtures intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for maize grain of varieties grown from common maize grain, Zea mays indentata L. and/or Zea mays indurata L. Zea mays everta or their hybrids intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for infant formula in liquid or powdered form intended for use, where necessary, as a substitute for breast milk in meeting the normal nutritional requirements of infants.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for formula for special medical purposes intended for infants in liquid or powdered form intended for use, where necessary, as a substitute for breast milk or infant formula in meeting the special nutritional requirements arising from the disorder, disease or medical condition for whose dietary management the product has been formulated. The application of this standard should take into account, as appropriate for the products to which this standard applies and the special needs of the infants for whom they are intended, the recommendations made in the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (1981), the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and World Health Assembly resolution WHA54.2 (2001).
This East African Standard specifies requriments, sampling and test methods for refined white sugar, intended for industrial use and or/ Human Consumption
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 raw sugar produced from sugarcane( Saccharum officinarum) intended for further processing to make it fit for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, test methods and sampling for hot-dip galvanized plain and corrugated steel sheets for roofing and general use. This standard does not cover all the special purpose profiles
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for potable water intended for direct human consumption, domestic and industrial use.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for packaged mineral water for human consumption. This standard applies to natural mineral water, mineral water, natural spring water, spring water and carbonated mineral water. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (EAS 13:2018), which has been technically revised.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for fat spreads and blended spreads. This standard does not apply to fat spreads and blended spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which only other substances necessary for their manufacture have been added, such as butter and dairy spreads.
This East African standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for plantation (mill ) white sugar intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard prescribes methods for determination of polarization, loss on drying, sulphated ash, ash content, invert sugar content, free sulphur dioxide, odour, water- insoluble matter, arsenic, lead and copper and determination of fineness of sugar.
This East African Standard gives the specifications which include mechanical, physical and chemical requirements of 27 distinct common cements, seven sulphate resisting common cements as well as three distinct low early strength blast furnace cements and two sulphate resisting low early strength blast cements and their constituents.The Standard also gives the composition of each cement in terms of propotions and requirements of the constituents which are to be combined to produce these distinct products in a range of nine strength classes. Furthermore this standard states the conformity criteria and related rules. Necessary strength durability requirements are also given.
This East African standard specifies the scheme for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of cements to their corresponding product specification standards, including certification of constancy of performance by a product certification body.This standard provides technical rules for factory production control by the manufacturer, including auto- control testing of samples, and for the tasks of the product certification body. It also provides rules for actions to be followed in the event of non-conformity, the procedure for the AVCP and requirements for dispatching centre.
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, sampling and test methods for butter intended for human consumption or for further processing.
This East African Standard specifies dimensions for a range of coniferous sawn timber sizes in metric units.
Covers production processes and products used in various fields, e.g. logs for the pulp and paper industry, board production and chemical processing as well as fuel-woods.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid white and coloured school chalks intended to be used on chalkboards. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (EAS 25:2000), which is hereby withdrawn.
This East African Standard covers requirements for canned beef products designated ‘corned beef’ and packed in hermetically sealed containers which have been treated after sealing to such an extent that the product is shelf-stable
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for UHT milk obtained from cow milk.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for black tea of Camellia sinensis (Linneaus) O. Kuntze. This standard also applies to blended black tea. This standard does not apply to scented or decaffeinated black tea.
This East African Standard prescribed the requirements and methods of test for Carbonated and non-carbonated (Beverages) Soft drinks
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for two grades of laundry soaps. This standard covers two grades of laundry soap pure and built laundry soap in the form of cakes, tablets or bars, produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats or a blend of all or part to these materials. It does not cover any soap in which synthetic detergents have been added to enhance its performance.
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