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Thai Industrial Standards for Tapioca Products
| TIS 52-2516(1973)Thai
Industrial Standard for Tapioca Products |
1. Scope
| 1.1 This standard prescribes
requirements, packaging and marking, methods of sampling
and analysis for tapioca products. |
2. Definitions
For the purpose of this standard,
the following definitions shall apply:
2.1 TAPIOCA PRODUCT: Tapioca which has been processed
from tapioca roots and dried,may be in meal or piece,
chip, sheet, pellet, bar, granule or other form,excluding
tapioca starch and dregs.
2.2 FOREIGN MATERIALS: Materials that are not the composition
in nature of tapioca roots.
2.3 ASH: Residue obtained after igniting tapioca product
to constant weight.
2.4 SAND: Acid-insoluble ash.
2.5 CRUDE FIBRE: Residue remaining after digesting tapioca
product with acid and alkaline,and which can be burnt. |
3. Requirements
Tapioca products shall conform
to the following requirements
3.1 Starch shall comply with Table 1.
3.2 Sand or silica shall comply with Table 1.
3.3 Crude fibre shall comply with Table 1.
3.4 Moisture shall comply with Table 1, except that in
products intended for further processing into pellets,
bars or granules, the moisture shall not be more than
16.0% of weight during October to May and not more than
17.0% of weight during June to September.
3.5 They shall be free from foreign materials.
3.6 They shall be free from abnormal odour.
3.7 They shall be free from abnormal colour.
3.8 They shall not be putrid, rotten or mouldy.
3.9 They shall be free from alive insects.
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4. Packaging and marking
| 4.1 Where product is packaged,
the material used for the purpose shall be free from tears,leaks,
or abnormal odour, be of adequate rigidity and workmanship,
and marked with the following information. |
4.1.1 Name and nature of the
product
4.1.2 Name of manufacturer
4.1.3 Net weight |
Table 1Requirements (clause 3)
| Characteristic |
Limit |
Test method (clause) |
| Starch |
To be developed |
6.1 |
| Sand |
3.0% of weight, max |
6.2 |
| Crude fibre |
5.0% of weight, max |
6.3 |
| Moisture |
14.0% of weight, max |
6.4 |
Note. In case the ash content obtained during
the determination of sand content is more than 4.5% of
weight, this ash content shall also be reported. |
| 4.2 Any person who manufactures products
complying with this standard may use the Standards Mark
in connection with his products only after having received
a license from the Industrial Product Standards Council. |
5. Method of sampling
| 5.1 Sampling shall be at random and
in accordance with Table 2. |
Table 2 Sampling (clause 5)
| Lot
size metric tons |
Number
of sampling points min. |
| Up to 50 |
10 |
| 51 up to 200 |
20 |
| 201 up to 500 |
30 |
| 501 up to 5000 |
50 |
| Over 5000 |
80 |
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| The sample
collected shall be thoroughly mixed. Where the sample
collected is less than3 kg, more sample shall be taken
to obtain a total sample weight of 3 kg. Where the total
sample weight is more than 3 kg, the sample shall be quarterly
sub-divided until 3 kg is obtained. The sample so obtained
shall be divided into 3 parts, each kept in clean container
sealed with the information indicating the date of sampling
and signature of sampler. One part shall be retained by
the manufacturer, one by the purchaser and theother used
for test. |
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