Standards Development

Scope

This PAS specifies requirements for Provitamin A enriched maize grain (Zea mays), cassava root (Manihot esculenta) and sweet potato root (Ipomoea batatas) intended as food for human consumption.This PAS includes requirements for:a)    class levels of PVAC concentration;b)    sampling guidance;c)     packaging; andd)    labelling.This PAS is applicable only to PVAC enriched crops produced from seed, stems and vines developed using breeding methods, or agronomic practices that promote the accumulation of nutrients 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 crops that have undergone post-harvest fortification.This PAS is intended for all entities, regardless of size, that are producing, procuring, and selling Provitamin A enriched crops 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 maize grain, cassava and sweet potato root, 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 standards and by regional or national authorities.