Scope
This document specifies the definition and technical criteria for whole grain as a food ingredient (raw material) and further describes the requirements for designating whole-grain foods derived from cereals and certain pseudocereals on packaging, labelling and claims.
The document is applicable to business-to-business as well as business-to-consumer communication, to food trade and to food labelling and claims.
The definition and technical criteria apply only post-harvest/collecting of the grain.
NOTE: The definition, technical criteria and criteria for food labelling and claims are generic. The standard does not define detailed criteria or technical guidance for specific types of grains.
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