ISO 5559: 1995 pdf download – Dehydrated onion (ANium cep Linnaeus) – Specification.
5 Sampling 5.1 Dehydrated onion powder, grits, flakes or granules Sample the product in accordance with ISO 948, us- ing a conical sampler or other suitable implement to remove aseptically a representative sample. 5.2 Dehydrated onion slices Certain problems arise as a result of the friability of the product and the danger of settling within the container. It may therefore be necessary to take the entire contents of a single container because, during transport, the onion may settle with larger pieces towards the top and smaller pieces towards the bot- tom. The principles of the method described in ISO 948 apply with the modifications given in 5.2.1 and 5.2.2. 5.2.1 Number of containers to be taken Take from the lot between 0,5 % and 1,0 % of the . containers, using a table of random numbers agreed between the interested parties. If no table of random numbers is available, take every n” container.
5.2.2 Preparation of bulk Sample Sieve the contents of each Container according to the commercial form considered (see annex B). Prepare the bulk Sample by mixing portions of the different sieved fractions in the proportions determined by sieving. The size of the bulk Sample shall be at least three times the quantity of product necessary to carry out all the tests required by this International Stan- dard. 6 Test methods e) producing country; f) any other information requested by the purchaser, such as year of production and date of packing, if known; g) reference to this International Standard; h) whether the product contains additives, and which ones, in the case of countries where they are permitted. Samples of dehydrated onion shall be tested for con- formity with the requirements of this International Standard using the test methods specified in 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2 and table 2.
7 Packing and marking 7.1 Packing Dehydrated onion shall be packed in clean, sound and dry containers made of a material which does not af- fect the product but which protects it from light and from the ingress of moisture. 7.2 Marking The following particulars shall be marked directly on each package or shall be marked on a label attached to the package: a) name of the product and botanical name and tradename. if any; b) name and address of the producer or packer, or trademark, if any; c) code or batch number; d) net mass;