Sorghum Grains

Sorghum grains shall meet the following general requirements/limits as determined using the relevant standards listed.

a) Shall be the dried mature grains of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench;

b) Shall be, hard, clean, wholesome, uniform in size and shape;

c) Shall be free from abnormal flavours, musty, sour or other undesireable odour, obnoxious smell and discolouration;

d) Shall be safe and suitable for human consumption;

e) Shall be free from micro-organisms and substances originating from micro-organisms, fungi or other poisonous or deleterious substances in amounts that may constitute a hazard to human health.

Grading: Sorghum grains shall be classified into three grades on the basis of the tolerable limits established in Table 1 which shall be additional to the general requirements set out in this standard.

Ungraded dry beans: Shall be sorghum grains which do not fall within the requirements of Grades 1, 2 and 3 of this standard but are not rejected sorghum grains.

Reject grade Sorghum grains: This comprises sorghum grains which have objectionable odour, off flavour, living insects or which do not possess the quality characteristics specified in Table 1. They cannot satisfy the conditions of ungraded sorghum grains and shall be graded as reject sorghum grains and shall be regarded as unfit for human consumption.

Sorghum grains shall be produced, prepared and handled in accordance with the provisions of appropriate sections of the EAS

When tested by appropriate standards of sampling and examination listed in Clause 2, the products shall:

— shall be free from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health and shall not exceed the limits stipulated in Table above;/p>

— shall be free from parasites which may represent a hazard to health; and

— shall not contain any substance originating from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health.