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- BrandCheap LENTILS
- Country of manufactureSouth Africa
- ColorCheap LENTILS
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SELLING: GREEN LENTILS, RED LENTILS, YELLOW LENTILS AND BLACK LENTILS
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size: 3 - 5mm
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moisture: 13.5%
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admixture: 1% max
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imperfect: 3% max
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4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
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4.1 General requirements
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• Moisture: 12% max
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• Total damage: 2% max
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• Total foreign material: 1% max
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• Unhusked grains: 1% max
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• Broken: 2% max
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• Discoloured: 1% max
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• Cooking time: 15 minutes (no soaking)
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• Organoleptic: Clean and bright appearance, Natural smell
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• Live insect: Nil
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If required by recipient country, Split Lentil needs to be obtained from non - genetically modified
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Split Lentil shall not contain contaminants and toxins in amounts which may represent a hazard to
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human health. Specific limit of some contaminants and toxins is presented in table 1.
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Table 1: Limit of contaminants and toxins
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No Contaminant and toxin Limit
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Heavy metal
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1 Arsenic (As) 0.10 ppm max.
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2 Copper (Cu) 2.0 ppm max.
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3 Lead (Pb) 0.10 ppm max.
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4 Cadmium (Cd) 0.02 ppm max.
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5 Mercury (Hg) 0.01 ppm max.
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Pesticide residues
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6 Carbamate
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7 Organochlorine
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8 Organophosphorus
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9 Pyrethroid
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Toxic or noxious seeds
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10 Crotolaria (Crotolaria spp. ) Free
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11 Corn cockle (Agrostemma githago L. )
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12 Castor bean (Ricinus communis L. ) Free
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13 Jimson weed (Datura spp. ) Free
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Radiation
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14 Radiation 10 Bq/Kg max
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Mycotoxins
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15 Aflatoxin (total B1 + B2 + G1 + G2) 20 ppb max.
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16 Fumosin 5 ppb max.
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17 Zearalenone 100 ppb max.
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18 Ochratoxin A 5 ppb max.
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5. PACKAGING AND MARKING
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As per contractual agreement.
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6. STORING
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Split Lentil must be stored under dry, ventilated and hygienic conditions.
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