Sugar

SUGAR, WHITE
Colour
The sugar shall be white, 60 ICUMSA Units max
Particle/grain size
To be specified
Moisture content
0.1% maximum
Smell and taste
Natural; free from unpleasant odours and tastes
Polarisation
99.7°Z min.
Invert. Sugar
0.04 % max.
Ash
0.03% max.
Sulphur dioxide
15 mg/kg max.
Microbiology
Yeast
Mould
Total Coliforms
Salmonella
 
Free
Free
Free
Absent in 25g sample
Heavy metals
Arsenic
Copper
Lead
Cadmium
 
0.5 ppm max.
1 ppm max.
0.5 ppm max.
0.05 ppm max.
Production
Fresh production
Brand
To be indicated
Origin
To be indicated
 
Additional country-specific specifications
 
Syria/Jordan/Iraq/Yemen
Microbiology
Total count of aerobic bacteria
 
105  cfu/1g max.
Heavy metals
Mercury
 
0.01 ppm max.
 
Libya
Microbiology
Sulphide spoilage spores
Thermophilic bacteria
Flat sour spores
Moderate Thermophilic bacteria
Thermophilic anaerobes not producing H2S
Thermophilic anaerobes producing H2S
 
5 cfu/10g max.
125 cfu/10g
50 cfu/10g
100 cfu/10g
 
5 cfu/10g
 
5 cfu/10g
Heavy metals
Mercury
 
0.01 ppm max.
Shelf life
2 years
 
Packaging
Bags of 50kg net maximum: New woven polypropylene 120g/bag with an inner lining of minimum 50microns.
Bags of 25kg net maximum: New woven polypropylene 60g/bag with an inner lining of minimum 50microns.
Or new woven PEHD polyethylene 66g/m², coated with PEBD with total weight 135g/m².
Or new jute bags 305g/m² with an inner lining of minimum 50microns.
As indicated in EN1086, and specifications as per EN766 and EN277.
 
Latest update: 14/05/2020