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IS 8361 (1977): Palmolein [FAD 13: Oils and Oilseeds]

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15,1361 E.1977

EmergencyIndian Standard

SPECIFICATION FOR PALMOLEIN

UDC 665-353-"

Emergency Standard

AMENDMENT NO. 1 AUGUST 1971TO

15:8361 [-1977 SPECifiCATION FOR PALMOLEl"

Alteration.

(Pir.t ooo_r pag. a"d page 1. ritZ.) -Delete the vord 'E•• rg_"c~'.

(Pir.t ao~er) - Delete the wor41'Em.rg_"cy StQ"dard'.

(De.ig"atio") - Cub.tltute '15: 836 1-1977' for '15:8361 !-1917', vbere.rr 1t.pp••r. io the .t.Ddard.

(Page 1. cLaw._ 0.1) - Sub.tltut. thefolloviog tor tbe eEl.tlol elau.e:

'0.1 Tbi. IDd1ao Staodard va. adoptedb1 tbe Iodlao Staodard. Io.tltutloo 005 March 1911 a. aD ••erleDc1 ataadard,cooaequeDt to a .peeltle requ.at .adeb, the Oo.erD.eat of 1Dd1a for It.preparatioD. Sub.equeDtl,. tbe ••eraeDcT.tsodard ba. been . re.ieved b7 011. aDd011.eed. SectloDal Co..ltt.e. aDd thee.erlene1 character ot tbl••tandardr ••o•• d throulb A••Dd.eDt 10. 1 to thi.ItaDdard.'

(CAFDC 5)

ReprOlrapb1 UDit, lSI, I.v Delhl

AMENDMENT NO.2 DECEMBER 1995TO

IS 8361 E: 1977 SPECIFICATION FOR PALMOLEIN( Page 1, Foreword) - Add the following clause 0.5 after 0.4 and

renumber the subsequent clause:

'0.5 A scheme for labelling environment friendly products to be known as ECOMark has been introduced at the instance of the Ministry of Environment andForests ( MEF). The ECO Mark shall be administered by the Bureau of IndianStandards ( BIS ) under the BIS Act, 1986 as per the Resolution No. 71 dated 20February 1991 as published in the Gazette of the Government of India vide GSR85(E) dated 21 February 1991. For a product to be eligible for marking with theECO Mark it shall also carry the Standard Mark of BIS for quality besidesmeeting additional optional environment friendly ( EF ) requirements. The EFrequirements for palmolein are therefore being included through an amendment.

This amendment is based on the Gazette Notification No. 678 dated 30 August1994 for Labelling Edible Oils, Tea and Coffee as environment friendlyproducts, published by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.'

(Page 3, Table 1 ) - Add the following Maner after Table 1:

'4.5 Optional Requirements CorECO Mark

4.5.1 General Requirements

4.5.1.1 The product shall conform to the requirements of quality prescribedunder clauses 4.1 to 4.4.

4.5.1.2 The manufacturers shall produce to BIS environmental consentclearance from the concerned State Pollution Control Board as per the norms laiddown under the Water ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;Air (Prevention and Control ofPollution ) Act, 1981; Water (Prevention andControl ofPollution) Cess Act, 1977 respectively, along with the authorization,if required under the Environment ( Protection) Act, 1986, while applying forECOMark.

4.5.2 Speclfic Requirements

4.5.2.1 The product shall not contain aflatoxin, more than 5 mglkg. when testedby the method prescribed in Appendix A.

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Amend No.2 to IS 8361 E : 1977

4.5.2.2 The pesticide residues, if any, shall not exceed the tolerance limits asprescribed in the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and Rules madethereunder.

4.5.2.3 Only permitted antioxidants not exceeding the quantities specifiedagainst each as prescribed under the Prevention ofFood Adulteration Act, 1954and Rules made thereunder, shall be used, if required.

4.5.2.4 ' The product shall not contain any of the toxic metals in excess of thequantities prescribed in Table 2.

TABLE 2 LIMITS FOR TOXIC METAL5

i) Lead.m~.Mar 5.0

ii) Arsenic; mglkg. MIU 0.5

iii) Cadmium, mglkg,Mu 1.0

iv) Mereury (total) 0.25mglkg.Mar

·Methods of samplingand lest fIX foodcolours(secontl revisiott ).

SLNo. CtlARAC'JUISTIC REoUIREMENT MEllfOD OF Tesr, REFlO

15 of IS 1699 : 1995·

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(Page 4, clause 5.1) -Add the foJIowingclause 5.1.1 after 5.1:

'5.1.1 For ECO Mark the product shall be packed in such packages which aremade from recyclable ( that is which can be re-processed to manufacture anyuseful product) or biodegradable materials.'

(Page 4, clause 6.1.1 ) - Add the following clause 6.1.2 after 6.1.1:

"'.1.2 For ECO Mark the containers shall be marked with the followinginfo,nnation:

a) List of identified critical Ingredients in descending order of quantity,percent by mass, which shall include 'made from palmolein';

b) The brief criteria for which the product has been labelled for ECOMark; and

c) Shelflife ofthe product."

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4.2 The material shall be clear and free from adulterants, sediments,suspended and other foreign matter, separated water, and added colouringor flavouring substances and shall have acceptable taste and odour. It maycontain permitted antioxidants in specified quantities as prescribed underthe Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) Rules of the Government ofIndia.

4.2.1 The clarity of the ma terial shall be judged by the absence ofturbidity after keeping the filtered sample at 40°0 for 24 hours.

4.3 Adntixture with Other Oils - The material shall be free fromadmixture with mineral or other oils of vegetable or animal origin whentested according to the methods prescribed in IS: 548 (Part II )-1976-.

4.4 The material shall also comply with the requirements given inTable I.

TABLE 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR PALMOLEIN( ClauSlS 4.4 and 8.1 )

SL CHARACTERISTIC REQ.UIRI!MIlNT POR GRADE METHOD OPTEST,No. .&. REPro

Raw Refined( I ) (2) (3) (4) (5)

i) Mo isture and insoluble im- 0'25 0'10 5&61purities, percent by mass,Max

IofIS:548ii) Colour in a i-in cell on Lovi- 50 13bond scale expressed asr + 5R , not deeper thaniii) Refractive index. at 4Q°C 1'4550 to 1-4610 10 r(partI).iv) Saponification value _195 to 205-~ 15 1964tv) Iodine value (Wijs ) +--54to62~ 14

vi) Acid valuer, Max 10'0 0'5 7vii) Unsaponifiable matter, per- 1'2 1'2 8 jcent by mass. Max 20viii) Peroxide value, expressed as 10

milli-equivalents of oxygenper kg, Max

10 10 IS: 1448 [P: 10 }-l97J§ix) Cloud point, 0c, Max

.This corresponds to B.R . reading of 43'7 to 52'5.tThe correspondiag figure in terms of free fatty acids (FFA) when expressed as oleic

acid shall be maximum 5'0 and 0'25 percent by mall for raw and refined grades ofpalmolein respectively.

tMethods of sampling and test for oils and fats: Part I Methods of sampling, physicaland chemical tests (rnJind).

§Methods of test for petroleum and its products: [P: 10 ] Cloud point and pour point(first reaision ) .

• Methods of sampling and test for oils and fats : Part II Purity tests ( t1Md rmntm).

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IS I 8361 E -1977

5. PACKING5.1 The material shall be packed in suitably sealed and well-closedcontainers. Refined palmolein shall be packed in new tin containers.

6. MARKING6.1 The containers shall be marked with the following particulars:

a) Name and grade of the material;b) Net mass;c) A statement that permitted antioxidants have been used, if added;d) Manufacturer's name and his recognized trade-mark, if any;e) Batch No. or lot No. in code or otherwise; andf) Month and year of manufacture.

6.1.1 The containers may also be marked with the lSI Certification Mark.NOTB - The use of the lSI Certification Mark is governed by the provision. of the

Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act and the Rules and Regulationsmade thereunder. The lSI Mark on products covered by an Indian Standardconveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requirementsof that standard under a well-defined system of inspection, testing and quality controlwhich is devised and supervised by lSI and operated by the producer. lSI markedproducts are also continuously checked by lSI for conformity to that standard as afurther safeguard. Details of conditions under which a licence for the use of the lSICertification Mark may be granted to manufacturers or processors, may be obtainedfrom the Indian Standards Institution.

6.2 In addition, in the case of raw grade, the following information shallbe suitably marked, either printed on the label affixed to the container orlithographed or stencilled thereon with indelible ink in a type size not lessthan that used for the name and grade of the material:

C NOT FOR DIRECT EDIBLE USE'7. SAMPLING7.1 Representative samples of the material shall be drawn as prescribedunder 3 ofIS: 548 (Part 1 )-1964·.8. TEST METHODS8.1 Tests shall be carried out in accordance with the methods prescribedin 15:548 (Part 1)-1964· and IS:548 (Part I1)-1976t, reference towhich has been given in 4.3 and col 5 of Table I.8.2 ~lity of Reagents - Unless specified otherwise, pure chemicalsand distilled water (see IS : 1070-1960.:1:) shall be used in tests.

NOTa- • Pure chemicals' shall mean chemicals that do not contain impurities whichaffect the results of analysis.

-Methods of sampling and test for oils and fats: Part I Methods of sampling physicaland chemical tests ( ,evis,d ). '

tMethods of sampling and test for oils and fats: Part n Purity tests (third rwisioll) .tSpeci6cation for water, distilled quality (rnJiud) .

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INDIAN STANDARDS

ON

OILS AND FATS, AND BELATED MATERIALS

IS:

75-1973 Linseed oil, raw and refined (uamdrmsitnl)435- J973 Castor oil ( _tmd mri.,i01l )5·U-I968 Coconut oil ( smnui rRJisit1lt)543-1968 Cortonseed oil (set:tmd rlVisio/l)544-1968 Groundnut oil (S«01Id rIVisio/I)545-1968 MAHUA oil (s,etmdrevUiDrl)546-1975 Mustard oil (s«tmd -uum)547-1968 Sesame oil (ucond~ )595-19:6 Blown rape (or mustard) oil for use iD lubricants887-1968 Animal tallow (firsl rmsiotl )1675-19il Stearic acid. eechnical (first rlllisiml)1676-1%0 Oleic acid, technical1780-1961 Vegetable tallow1796-1~60 Crude glyceriDe and refined glycerineM48-19t8 Rice bran oil (first "uislOn )3490-191>5 Nigeneedoil5491.191>5 Safflower oil3492·1965 KARANJd oil4054--1966 Neatsfoot oil4055-1966 Maize ( corn) oil4056-1966 Fish oil for leather industry4088-1966 EUSUM oil4216-1967 Solvent-extraeted soyabean oil, refined42n.1975 Sunflower oil (fint rmsUm )4765-1975 NEE!>!kernel and depulped NEEM seed oil (first rmnll1C)5614-1970 Tcbacccseed oil5637-1970 Watr-rmdoD seed oil5638-1970 Acid oil (cottonseed and groundnut)7375-t9i+ Salseed fat8323£-.1977 .Palm oil

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