The Syrian specification for “Wheat Flour for
purchase” Markings, and the documentation required
for G/SY/ANT/E/1031/2015
1. Definitions:
Wheat Flour: the result of wheat grain milling after cleaning, moisture
alteration, fermentation, sieving, the milling process should take place
according to the adequate grinding stages and that related to the extraction
rate.
Extraction rate: is the flour quantity in Kg extracted of 100 kg of clean wheat,
prepared for milling before treat it with water.
Requirement Type 850
Syrian Specification
Physical Requirements
Colour should homogenised, estimated by using KENT JONS
12.5
Free of dead or alive insect or its secretions, no rodents, parasites,
fungus remains, worms, and moulds, other seeds, rotten wheat
seeds, and all pathogenic microorganism
COMPLY
Free of abnormal smell, moulds, lumpiness or bitterness.
COMPLY
Free of Abnormal materials and impurities(broken glass, sands)
COMPLY
Min 90 - 85% (<265 µm)
Max 60% (<112 µm)
Granulation
Falling Number
MIN
Biological Requirements
Clostridium perfringens
5/0/10/100
Yeast & Moulds
5/2/1000/10000
Bacillus Cereus
5/1/1000/100000
Salmonella
E.Coli
Abs per 25 g
2. Additional Requirements: (not required for the release
of the
Abs
commodities but could affect its quality)
Requirement Type
Syrian Specifications
Chemical Requirements
Moisture
MAX
14.00%
TOTAL ASH insoluble in acid estimated by dry matter
MAX
1.3%
ASH insoluble in HCL acid (10%) estimated by dry
matter
MAX
0.10%
Acidity
MAX
5
Gluten
Min
26
Max
Mg KOH
per 100g
dry
matter
120
Fatty Acid
Gluten Index
85%
Additives
Food colouring is not allowed (even if it's fit for human
consumption).
COMPLY
Internationally approved supplements should be approved by the
local authority (ministry of internal commerce or/and the committee
of Syrian standards)
COMPLY
Vitamin A
Max
1.0 mg/kg
Max
2.6 mg/kg
3. Markings:
Product
name
Vitamin
B1
Vitamin B2
Production Date (Month & Year)
Expiry Date
Max (Month & Year)
4.4 mg/kg
Shelf life 9 Moths only
Product
Type
Vitamin
B3
Net weight
Max in Kg
35.0 mg/kg
Vitamin
B 12
Producer
Name (Trade mark If Any)
Max
WFP Logo
0.008 mg/kg
Zinc
Fe
Producer Address (City & Country)
Folic Acid
Country of origin
Contaminants
Aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,G2)
Max
30 mg/kg
Max
1.5 mg/kg
Max
15 µg / kg
Markings should be written in
Max
15 mg /kg
Arabic &
English
Statement of (Not For Sale)
4. Documentation required:
Document
Bill of Loading 3/3 Original, 3/3 copies
Commercial / non Commercial invoice
Packing list
Certificate of origin
Non GMO certificate
Fumigation certificate
Radiation Certificate
Health Certificate
Certified by
Supplier
Supplier
Supplier
Chamber of Commerce or Chamber of industry
Chamber of commerce & Ministry of Agriculture
Authority Chamber of commerce or Ministry of
Agriculture
The related custom at the supplier end or the Ministry
of agriculture or governmental testing facility
Chamber of Commerce & Ministry of Agriculture or
other certified parties by the official authorities
Chamber of commerce
Certificate of analysis
Corp year product/ Best used-prod/exp
Ministry of agriculture & chamber of commerce
date certificate
Phytosanitary Certificate
Inspection Report
Authority Chamber of Commerce & Ministry of
Agriculture
Issued by superintendent company
Information that should be in the Health certificate issued
Name & address of exporter
Place & country of destination
Name and Address of the consignee
Health Certificates
Details required:
Production & Expiry Date
Net Weight
Custom Office of departure
Stamp of the ministry of agriculture or other certified parties by the
official authorities
Radiation Certificate
The origin document should be available and stamped
5. General Conditions:
The following conditions are applicable to wheat-flour which is suitable
for human consumption:
5.1
It must be produced from milling mature wheat grains, mostly of the
new season, which are clean, safe, free from seeds of herbs and other
plants, and from rotten and charred wheat, as well as insects and
worms.
5.2
It must be free from impurities and foreign matter to the organoleptic
properties of normal grains such as: filth, glass, soil and sand.
5.3
It must be free from dead and live insects in their various stages and
parts, in addition to their discharges, and must be free of rodents,
parasites and fungi, particularly IRGOT and all kinds of live hazardous
creatures.
5.4
Any remaining fungal or insect pesticides, if any, should not be
hazardous to public health, and should not exceed the internationally
permitted percentages.
5.5
It should retain its natural characteristics such as colour and flavor (taste
and smell), and should be free from rancidity, foreign odors, rottenness,
bitterness and agglomeration, besides having a consistent color.
5.6
Any residual fungal or insect pesticides should not exceed the limits
recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission of (WHO/FAO)
No. CAC. Vol. 13.
5.7
The percentage of aflaxotins (B1, B2, G1, G2) should not exceed 15
micrograms/kg.
5.8
It is not allowed to add any coloring or even dying materials/additives
even if they are suitable for human consumption.
Note: Enhancing or bleaching materials or enriching elements that are
internationally permitted are allowed to be used after the agreement of
competent authorities (Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade and/or the
Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology).
Note:
- Unacceptable origin of commodities: Countries not list in Annex XX OPEC
DAC list
- All food commodities shall not contain any GMO ingredients. Halal
policy is applicable for all industrial products and imported food.
- All imported cargo should be free from any live and dead insects.
- Only newly produced product shall be accepted.
6. Packaging, Transport, Storing and Marking:
6.1 Packaging
Wheat flour is packed in appropriate sacks with a capacity of either 25
kg or 50kg, conforming with the related standards of packaging. The
sacks should be clean, and should allow a minimum amount of moisture
penetration, and safeguards the product from contamination. The
package should not affect organoleptic properties of the product
features and should have ventilation pores, noting that used sacks
should not be reused for packing. Wheat flour can be loose.
6.2 Transport
Transport vehicles are to be equipped in a way that prevents exposure
of flour to various changes, infestation, rodents and pollution, and
should not have been used previously in transporting pesticides,
fungicides, fertilizers or any poisonous or hazardous materials.
6.3 Storage
Wheat flour must be stored in clean, dry, well ventilated warehouses in
accordance with the rules of safe storage meeting the requirement of
prevention against insects, rodents, and away from warehouses of
pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers and any other hazardous materials.
6.4 Marking
Name of the product: Fortified Wheat Flour Type 850
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Net weight.
Name and address of the supplier (including country of origin).
Batch number (or SI).
Date of production and expiry.