British Standards Institution

Sector: Sustainability

Overview: Under the guidance of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, AW/34 represents the UK’s position on issues related to ISO/TC 34 standards covering the food chain from primary production to consumption. This mirror committee for ISO/TC 34 covers a broad range of areas, including spices, ingredients, food analysis and testing, food classifications and criteria and food processing. The key national interest focus areas include food security and resilience, sustainable food, nutrition, and alternative proteins.

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In Progress (44)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/TC34 N2078 ISO NWIP 24583	Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- Purity determination of organic compounds used for foods and food products -- General requirements Categories: Nuclear energy. General \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Food industry. Processes \| Food products. Test methods and analysis \| Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs Proposal begins : 2019-07-17	Proposal
ISO/TC 34 N2115 - ISO/NP 34019	“Food security - Guidance for emergency or crisis situation” Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Food industry. Processes \| Food products. General \| Food products. Test methods and analysis Proposal begins : 2020-05-05	Proposal
ISO/PWI 24050	Spices and Condiments — Dried Lime [Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle] — Specification Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Fruits. Vegetables. \| Spices and condiments. Food additives \| Spices and condiments Proposal begins : 2020-08-25	Proposal
ISO/PWI 24050	Spices and Condiments — Dried Lime [Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle] — Specification Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Fruits. Vegetables. \| Spices and condiments. Food additives \| Spices and condiments Proposal begins : 2020-08-25	Proposal
ISO/NP 9263,	Spices and Condiments â Asafoetida â Specification Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Spices and condiments Proposal begins : 2021-07-26	Proposal
ISO/NP 6905	Crystal Rock candy-- Specifications and Test Methods Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Food products. Test methods and analysis \| Sugar. Sugar products. Starch \| Sugar. Sugar products Proposal begins : 2021-01-27	Proposal
ISO/NP 6019	Test methods for effective substances quantitative analysis in fresh or low-degree processed food produce -- General requirements and definitions Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Food products. General \| Food products. Test methods and analysis Proposal begins : 2020-10-22	Proposal
ISO/NP 5671	Culinary Herb -- Dried Chive (Allium schoenoprasum L) Broken & Ground -- Specification Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Fruits. Vegetables. \| Spices and condiments. Food additives \| Spices and condiments Proposal begins : 2020-12-03	Proposal
ISO/NP 4906	"Infant formula and adult nutritionals - Determination of total folates content by trienzyme extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS)" Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Food products. Test methods and analysis \| Milk and milk products \| Milk and milk products. General \| Milk and processed milk products \| Milk products. Other Proposal begins : 2020-01-16	Proposal
ISO/NP 25846	Spices and condiments — Dried Zanthoxyli Pericarpium — Specifications Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-04-01	Proposal

Published (49)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 26030:2019	Social responsibility and sustainable development. Guidance on using ISO 26000:2010 in the food chain Categories: \| Environmental economics \| Food industry. Processes Published standard begins : 2020-01-08	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 19657:2017	Definitions and technical criteria for food ingredients to be considered as natural Categories: Food products. General Published standard begins : 2018-02-08	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 23304:2021	Food products. Guidance on how to express vitamins and their vitamers content Categories: Food products. General \| Home economics. General Published standard begins : 2021-05-19	Published standard
BS ISO 939:2021	Spices and condiments. Determination of moisture content Categories: Spices and condiments Published standard begins : 2021-01-11	Published standard
BS ISO 7927-2:2023	Spices and condiments. Fennel seed, whole or ground. Sweet fennel seed specification (Foeniculum vulgare var. panmorium) Categories: Spices and condiments Published standard begins : 2023-07-17	Published standard
BS ISO 7927-1:2023	Spices and condiments. Fennel seed, whole or ground. Bitter fennel seed specification (Foeniculum vulgare P. Miller var. vulgare) Categories: Spices and condiments Published standard begins : 2023-06-19	Published standard
BS ISO 6576:2004	Laurel (Laurus nobilis L.). Whole and ground leaves. Categories: Spices and condiments Published standard begins : 2004-07-23	Published standard
BS ISO 6539:2014	Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume). Specification Categories: Spices and condiments Published standard begins : 2014-02-20	Published standard
BS ISO 5671:2023	Spices and condiments. Dried chive (Allium schoenoprasum L.), cut and ground. Specification Categories: Spices and condiments Published standard begins : 2023-05-24	Published standard
BS ISO 3632-2:2010	Spices. Saffron (Crocus sativus L.). Test methods Categories: Spices and condiments Published standard begins : 2010-10-27	Published standard

Withdrawn (9)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD ISO/TS 3632-2:2003	Saffron (Crocus sativus L.). Test methods Categories: Spices and condiments Withdrawn begins : 2010-10-27	Withdrawn
DD ISO/TS 3632-1:2003	Saffron (Crocus sativus L.). Specification Categories: Spices and condiments Withdrawn begins : 2011-09-16	Withdrawn
BS ISO 34101-2:2019	Sustainable and traceable cocoa. Requirements for performance (related to economic, social and environmental aspects) Categories: Cocoa Withdrawn begins : 2020-07-08	Withdrawn
BS ISO 34101-1:2019	Sustainable and traceable cocoa. Requirements for cocoa sustainability management systems Categories: \| Cocoa Withdrawn begins : 2020-07-06	Withdrawn
BS ISO 2451:2014	Cocoa beans. Specification Categories: Cocoa Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-06	Withdrawn
BS ISO 23662:2021	Definitions and technical criteria for foods and food ingredients suitable for vegetarians or vegans and for labelling and claims Categories: Food products. General Withdrawn begins : 2024-04-11	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 7541:2010	Ground (powdered) paprika. Determination of total natural colouring matter content Categories: Spices and condiments Withdrawn begins : 2020-09-02	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 7540:2010	Ground paprika (Capsicum annuum L.). Specification Categories: Spices and condiments Withdrawn begins : 2020-09-02	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 3493:2007	Vanilla. Vocabulary Categories: Food technology \| Spices and condiments Withdrawn begins : 2014-07-08	Withdrawn

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