GB 14891.3-1997Hygienic standard for irradiated dried nuts and preserved fruits (English PDF)

Foreword

Irradiated dried nuts and preserved fruits are dried nuts and preserved fruits that have been irradiated with gamma-rays or electron beams for the purposes of controlling insect infestation, reducing losses and extending the storage period.

International recommendations exist, but there was as yet no domestic standard. From the date of its implementation this standard replaces GB 14891.3-94, GB 14891.4-94 and ZB C53 002-84.

This standard has been put forward on the basis of relevant domestic and foreign data and of the experimental results obtained by Qingdao Medical College, the Shandong Provincial Health and Anti-Epidemic Station and other units.

This standard was proposed by the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China.

This standard is under the technical responsibility of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene of the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine.

This standard was drafted by Qingdao Medical College, the Shandong Provincial Health and Anti-Epidemic Station and the Beijing Municipal Health and Anti-Epidemic Station.

Main drafters of this standard: Li Juesheng, Han Chi, Zhang Li, Zhang Zheng, Zhang Xiuzhen.

This standard is interpreted by the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, the technical focal unit entrusted by the Ministry of Health.

Approved by the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China on 1997-06-16; implemented on 1998-01-01.

Classification: ICS 67.180.10, CCS C 53.

1 Scope

This standard specifies the technical requirements and test methods for irradiated dried nuts and preserved fruits.

This standard applies to peanut kernels, dried longan, cored lotus seeds, walnuts, raw apricot kernels, red dates (jujubes), preserved peaches, preserved apricots, preserved hawthorn and other candied fruit foods irradiated with gamma-rays or electron beams.

2 Normative references

The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this standard, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties using this standard should investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards listed below.

GB 2760-1996 Hygienic standards for uses of food additives

GB 2761-81 Tolerance limit of aflatoxin B1 in foods

GB 2762-94 Hygienic standard for tolerance limit of mercury in foods

GB 2763-81 Standard for residue limits of BHC and DDT in grains, vegetables and other foods

GB 4789.2-94 Microbiological examination of food hygiene - Detection of aerobic bacterial count

GB 4789.3-94 Microbiological examination of food hygiene - Detection of coliform group

GB 5009.11-1996 Determination of total arsenic in foods

GB 5009.12-1996 Determination of lead in foods

GB 5009.17-1996 Determination of total mercury in foods

GB 5009.19-1996 Determination of BHC and DDT residues in foods

GB 5009.22-1996 Determination of aflatoxin B1 in foods

GB 14884-94 Hygienic standard for candied fruits

3 Technical requirements

4 Packaging and marking

Irradiated dried nuts and preserved fruits shall be packed with a plastic film suitable for food packaging as the inner lining and a carton as the outer packaging; the seams of the carton shall be sealed with waterproof adhesive tape, and the uniformly printed irradiated food label shall be affixed.

5 Test methods

Total bacterial count: in accordance with GB 4789.2.

Coliform bacteria: in accordance with GB 4789.3.

Arsenic: in accordance with GB 5009.11.

Lead: in accordance with GB 5009.12.

Mercury: in accordance with GB 5009.17.

BHC and DDT residues: determined in accordance with GB 5009.19.

Aflatoxin B1: determined in accordance with GB 5009.22.