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National Cereals and Produce Board (Grading of Wheat) Regulations, 1989 (Cap. 338).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Regulation
Date
1989 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Cereals/grains/rice Standards Food quality control/food safety Agricultural commodities Plant production Classification/declassification
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations make provision with respect to specifications and the method of sampling and determining grades of wheat grain belonging to the species Triticum aestivum and Triticum durum which are purchased for human consumption in Kenya. The maximum permitted physical defects in all grades of wheat grain shall be as Table 1. The Schedules set out methods of testing and sampling of grain and prescribe certain equipment. The Minister may, on the advice of the National Cereals and Produce Board, by Notice in the Gazette, vary the limits regarding foreign matter in wheat grain for certain wheat harvest seasons in specified areas of Kenya.

Full text
English
Website
www.kenyalaw.org

References - Legislation

Implements

National Cereals and Produce Board Act (Cap. 338).

Legislation | Kenya | 1985 (2006)

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Internal trade, Cereals/grains/rice, Processing/handling, Registration, Food security, Plant production, Agricultural development, Institution, Vegetables/legumes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX