Appendix III: Quality Assurance and Standards
Table 11. Spice quality specifications available on the world-wide web.
Site |
Specification |
The National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur |
ASTA Cleanliness Specifications For Spices, Seeds And Herbs (Revised and effective June 15, 1996) Defect action level prescribed by USFDA for spices U. S s. pesticides tolerances for spices in ppm Proposed ESA e.s.a specification on spices Annex: ESA esa-individual product specifications Cleanliness specification for spices in Germany , Netherlands , UK and as per ESA esa (maximum limits) Maximum pesticides residues limits in Germany , Netherlands & U united K kingdom Commercial specification for chilli Commercial specification for coriander Commercial specification for fennel Commercial specification for ginger Commercial specification for pepper Commercial specification for turmeric |
Spices Board India www.indianspices.com/html/s1491qua.htm |
European S spice A association specifications of quality minima for herbs and spices ESA Quality Minima spices whole form American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) cleanliness specifications for spices and herbs Cleanliness specification for spices in major importing countries ( Germany , Netherlands & UK ), Maximum pesticides residues limits in Netherlands & United Kingdom Maximum residue levels fixed for spices as per the German legislation Pesticide residue limits prescribed by Spain U.S. Pesticide tolerances for spices in ppm The maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain spices (PPM) in Japan General microbiological specification - Germany & Netherlands |
International Pepper Community (IPC) |
Summary of legislation on aflatoxins in ESA Member countries and other major importing countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Italy, France, USA) Grades of whole pepper, black & white IPC Grades of Treated Black and White, Whole Pepper IPC Manual of Methods of Analysis IPC Code of Hygienic Practices for Pepper and Other Spices |
European Standards www.cenorm.be/catweb/cwen.htm |
ASTA’s Cleanliness specifications For Spices, Seeds and Herbs (Effective April 28, 1999) European Spice Association specifications of quality minima for herbs and spices (Revised in May 2003 during ESA Meeting) Quality requirements of pepper in Japan (All Nippon Spices Association/ANSA) On line catalogue for individual EU countries |