PD CEN/TR 16875:2015 PDF

What is PD CEN/TR 16875 - Technical report on the determination of impurities in maize and sorghum about?

PD CEN/TR 16875 is a European standard on cereal and cereal products that discusses a technical report of the interlaboratory study for the determination of impurities content in maize (Zea mays, L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L.) to ensure maize and sorghum is safe for consumption. The term impurities apply to all components of a grain sample that differ from the normal basic cereal. It includes the following groups: broken grains, other cereals, grains damaged by pests, grains overheated during drying, sprouted grains, extraneous seeds, unsound grains, extraneous matter, and impurities of animal origin. The principle of the determination of impurities content is to separate all the groups of impurities from the normal basic cereal grains of unimpaired quality by sieving and manual selection out of a subsample and to quantify them. There are various problems in th...