1 Scope
This PAS specifies requirements for iron enriched bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) intended as food for human consumption. It includes requirements for:
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a) class levels of iron content;
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b) sampling guidance;
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c) packaging; and
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d) labelling.
This PAS is applicable only to iron enriched pearl millet grain and bean produced from seed developed using breeding technologies or agronomic practices such as fertilization.
NOTE 1 The breeding methods permitted by a country for local production and/or import or export markets are regulated by national and international legislation and are outside the scope of this PAS.
This PAS is not applicable to pearl millet grain and bean that has undergone post-harvest fortification.
This PAS is intended for all entities, regardless of size, that are producing, procuring, and selling iron enriched bean and pearl millet grain for human consumption.
This PAS is intended to be used by private and public enterprises in sectors of the food supply chain that procure and sell pearl millet grain and bean, governments, and associated quality and compliance agencies.
NOTE 2 Examples of users of this PAS include, but are not limited to, food aid organizations, aggregators, traders, millers, primary food processors, seed producers, food manufacturers, national agriculture agencies and food standards agencies.
This PAS does not cover standards for all quality characteristics, contaminants (e.g. heavy metals, pesticide residues, mycotoxins and noxious seeds) or nutrient claims for food labelling.
NOTE 3 Standards and regulations for these components are described elsewhere in Codex Alimentarius (see https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/home/en/) and by regional or national authorities.