Dry Soybeans

Soybeans shall meet the following general requirements/limits as determined using the relevant standards listed.

a) shall consist of grain that consists of 50 percent or more of whole or broken soybeans (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) that will not pass through an 8/64 round-hole sieve and not more than 10.0 percent of other grains for which standards have been established;

b) Shall be hard, clean, wholesome, uniform in size, shape, colour and in sound merchantable condition;

c) Shall be safe and suitable for human consumption;

d) Shall be free from abnormal flavours, obnoxious smell and discolouration.

e) Shall be free from micro-organisms and substances originating from micro-organisms or other poisonous or deleterious substances in amounts that may constitute a hazard to human health.

Grading: Soybeans shall be graded into three grades on the basis of the tolerable limits established in Table 1 which shall be additional to the general requirements set out in this standard.

Ungraded dry beans: Shall be soybeans which do not fall within the requirements of Grades 1, 2, and 3 of this standard but are not rejected soybeans.

Reject grade Soybeans: TThis comprises soybeans which have objectionable odour, off flavour, living insects or which do not possess the quality characteristics specified in Table 1. They cannot satisfy the conditions of ungraded soybeans and shall be graded as reject soybeans and shall be regarded as unfit for human consumption.

Soybeans shall be produced, prepared and handled in accordance with the provisions of appropriate sections of the 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 2;

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

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