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EAS 353:2004
ICS 67.060

EAST AFRICAN STANDARD
Wheat bran for animal feeds — Specification

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

© EAC 2004

First Edition 2004

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Foreword

Development 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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Wheat bran for animal feeds — Specification

1 Scope

This East African Standard prescribes requirements for wheat bran for use as animal feedstuff and or ingredient for compounding animal feeds.

2 Definitions

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.

3 Requirements

3.1

Appearance — wheat bran shall be of a flaky brown appearance.

3.2

Wheat bran shall be free form unpleasant or musty, stale, or any other objectionable odour.

3.3

Wheat bran shall be free from metallic objects, adulterants land insect infestation.

3.4

Wheat bran shall be free from acidity and any other harmful constituents. Wheat bran shall also conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1.

Table 1 — Requirements for wheat bran
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.

4 Aflatoxins

Wheat bran shall not have aflatoxins above 20 pbb, when tested according to the method prescribed in EAS 74.

5 Testing

Methods of test shall be according to EAS 74,

6 Packaging

Wheat bran shall be packed in bags or any suitable container designed to preserve and protect the product an shall be properly sealed.

7 Marking/labelling

Each bag shall be marked according to EAS 38. The label shall include the following information:

  1. wheat bran;
  2. name of Manufacturer;
  3. net Weight in Kilogrammes
  4. date of Packaging.
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