This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for fortified food grade salt: coarse salt, crushed salt and table salt intended for human consumption. The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text constitute provisions of this draft Standard: EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — Specification; EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry; EAS 103, General standard for food additives CAC/GL 1, General guidelines on claims; CAC/GL 2, Guidelines on nutrition labelling; CAC/GL 23, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims; ISO 2479, Sodium chloride — Determination of matter insoluble in water or in acid and preparation of principal solutions for other determinations; ISO 2480, Sodium chloride for industrial use — Determination of sulphate content — Barium sulphate gravimetric method; ISO 2481, Sodium chloride — Determination of halogens, expressed as chlorine— Mercurimetric method; ISO 2482, Sodium chloride — Determination of calcium and magnesium contents — EDTA complexometric methods; ISO 2483, Sodium chloride — Determination of moisture content (loss of mass at 110 °C).
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