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EAS 353:2004
ICS 67.060
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
© EAC 2004
First Edition 2004
iDevelopment of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements governing quality of products and services in East Africa. It is envisaged that through harmonized standardization, trade barriers which are encountered when goods and services are exchanged within the Community will be removed.
In order to achieve this objective, the Partner States in the Community through their National Bureaux of Standards, have established an East African Standards Committee.
The Committee is composed of representatives of the National Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the private sectors and consumer organizations. Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in accordance with the procedures of the Community.
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards they are implementing.
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iiWheat bran for animal feeds — Specification
This East African Standard prescribes requirements for wheat bran for use as animal feedstuff and or ingredient for compounding animal feeds.
For the purpose of this standard, the following definition shall apply:
wheat bran — a mixture of the coarse outer covering of the wheat kernel, flour.
Appearance — wheat bran shall be of a flaky brown appearance.
Wheat bran shall be free form unpleasant or musty, stale, or any other objectionable odour.
Wheat bran shall be free from metallic objects, adulterants land insect infestation.
Wheat bran shall be free from acidity and any other harmful constituents. Wheat bran shall also conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1.
| S/N | Characteristic | Requirement | Method of test in EAS 74 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moisture (% by mass max.) | 12.0 | Clause 4 |
| 2 | Crude Protein % by mass (min) | 13.5 – 15.0 | Clause 5 |
| 3 | Crude fat % by mass (min). | 2.5 | Clause 9 |
| 4 | Crude Fibre (max) % by mass | 12.0 | Clause 6 |
| 5 | Total ash (Max %) | 1.0 | Clause 8 |
| EAS 74, Methods of tests for animal feedstuffs | |||
NOTE The values specified in S/N 2 in Table 1, are on a moisture free basis.
Wheat bran shall not have aflatoxins above 20 pbb, when tested according to the method prescribed in EAS 74.
Methods of test shall be according to EAS 74,
Wheat bran shall be packed in bags or any suitable container designed to preserve and protect the product an shall be properly sealed.
Each bag shall be marked according to EAS 38. The label shall include the following information: