European Community specifications applicable for purchases in the European Union
Specifications as per communication 2000/C312/01
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Moisture |
14% max. |
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Protein content |
11,5% min. (N x 5.7 in dry matter) |
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Hagberg falling number |
220 min. |
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Zeleny index |
25 min. |
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Specific weight |
74kg/hl min. |
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Aflatoxin total |
4 microgram/kg max. |
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Ochratoxin |
5 microgram/kg max. |
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Deoxynivalenol (Vomitoxin) |
1250 microgram/kg max. |
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Presence of Datura seeds and other toxic seeds or traces of tropane alkaloids |
Nil |
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Matter which is not basic cereal of unimpaired quality |
10% |
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Broken grains |
Max. 3% grain pieces or grains passing through a sieve with a circular mesh 2.5 mm in diametre |
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Grain impurities |
Max. 5% (shrivelled grains, grains of other cereals, grains damaged by pests, grains in which the germ is discoloured and grains overheated during drying) |
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Sprouted grains |
2.5% max. |
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Miscellaneous impurities |
Max. 1% (weed seeds, damaged grains, extraneous matter, husks, decayed grains, dead insects and insect fragments) |
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Ergot |
0.05% max. |
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Toxic or harmful grains |
0.1% max. |
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Flour quality |
The flour made from the grain must be machineable, workable and not sticky |
