| NAME
OF TEST |
SPECIFICATION |
| DESCRIPTION |
PALE
BUFF-COLOURED HUSK THE ODOUR IS NOT MARKED |
| TASTE |
BLEND
MUCILAGINOUS |
| MOISTURE |
12%
MAXIMUM |
| SWELL
VOLUME |
NOT
LESS THAN 40 ML/Gm. |
| PSYLLIUM
MUCILLOID CONTENT |
85%
MINIMUM |
| TOTAL
ASH |
4%
MAXIMUM |
| ACID
INSOLUBLE ASH |
1%
MAXIMUM |
| HEAVY
EXTRANEOUS MATTER |
1.1%
MAXIMUM |
| LIGHT
EXTRANEOUS MATTER |
15%
MAXIMUM |
| INSECT
FRAGMENTS |
100parts/25Gms,.
MAXIMUM (INCLUDING MITES, PSOCIDS)
(NO
EGGS, LARVE OR WHOLE INSECTS MAY BE PRESENT)
|
MICROBIOLOGICAL
TOTAL YEAST & MOLD
COUNT
E.COLI
SALMONELLA |
NMT 1,000 CFU/Gm.
ABSENT
ABSENT |
|
Psyllium
Plant |
