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 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 butter intended for human consumption or for further processing.
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 virgin and refined edible cottonseed oil derived from the seeds of various cultivated species of gossypium spp. intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for refined and virgin sunflower oil derived from the seeds of Hellanthus annuus L. intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for edible groundnut oil derived from seeds of Arachis hypogaea L. (groundnuts, peanuts). The standard does not apply to groundnut oil intended for further processing in order to render it suitable for human consumption
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for virgin and refined edible palm oil derived from fruit (mesocarp) of the palm (Elaeis guineensis) intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for virgin and refined palm kernel oil derived from the kernel of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for edible corn oil derived from the embryo (endosperm) of maize or corn (Zea mays L.). The standard does not apply to corn oil intended for further processing in order to render it suitable for human consumption
This Code of Practice applies to the handling, storage and transport of all crude or processed edible oils and fats in bulk.
This East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and tests methods for edible fats and oils intended for human consumption. It does not apply to any fat or oil, which is a subject of specific East African Standard designated by specific name
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for virgin and refined sesame oil derived from the seed of Sesamum indicum L. intended for human consumption.
This East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for crude, semi- refined and refined palm olein derived from fleshy mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). NOTE Palm olein in this standard refers to crude palm olein, semi-refined and refined palm olein.
This East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for crude, semi- refined and refined palm stearin derived from fleshy mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). NOTE Palm stearin refers to crude, semi-refined and refined palm stearin.
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 in-shell raw cashew nut obtained from the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale, L.) for further processing. This standard does not apply to raw cashew kernels.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for raw cashew kernels derived from raw cashew nut of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale, L.) intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for roasted cashew kernels obtained from nuts of cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale, L) intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for cashew butter derived from kernels of cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale, L) intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for raw macadamia kernels of varieties grown from Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia tetraphylla, Macadamia ternifolia and their hybrids, intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for roasted macadamia of varieties (cultivars) grown from Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia tetraphylla and Macadamia ternifolia, and their hybrids intended for human consumption.
This East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for sesame seed (Sesamun indicum. L.) intended for human consumption.
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