EAST AFRICAN STANDARD FOR MAIZE GRAINS
  • Maize
Standard for Zea mays indentata L., shelled flint maize, Zea mays indurata L.

  • Maize may be presented as yellow, white, or red, or a mixture of these colours.

    Yellow maize may contain not more than 5.0 % by weight of maize of other colours. Maize grains which are yellow and/or light red in colour are considered to be yellow maize. Yellow maize also means maize grains which are yellow and dark red in colour, provided the dark red colour covers less than 50 % of the surface of the grain.

    White maize may contain not more than 2.0 % by weight of maize of other colours. Maize grains which are white and/or light pink in colour are considered to be white maize. White maize also means maize grains which are white and pink in colour, provided the pink colour covers less than 50 % of the surface of the grain.

    Red maize may contain not more than 5.0 % by weight of maize of other colours. Maize grains which are pink and white, grey or dark red and yellow in colour are considered to be red maize, provided the pink or dark red or yellow colour covers 50 % or more of the surface of the grain.

    Mixed maize includes maize not falling into the classes of white, yellow or red maize as defined above.

    Flint maize includes maize of any colour which consists of 95 % or more by weight of grains of flint maize.

    Dent maize includes maize of any colour which consists of 95 % or more by weight of grains of dent maize.

    Flint and dent maize includes maize of any colour which consists of more than 0.5 % but less than 95.0 % of flint maize.

    Maize shall be free from foreign odours, moulds, live pests, rat droppings, toxic or noxious weed seeds and other injurious contaminants as determined from samples representative of the lot.

    Maize shall be of a reasonably uniform colour according to type, be whole and clean.

  • Maize

  • Maize grains shall be produced, prepared and handled in accordance with the provisions of appropriate sections of the East African Standards (EAS)

    When tested by appropriate standards of sampling and examination listed in Clause 2, the products shall:

    - be free from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health and shall not exceed the limits stipulated in table above

    - be free from parasites which may represent a hazard to health; and

    - not contain any substance originating from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health.

    Microbiological limits