Description

SPECIFICATION

• Iodized Salt is dried, sieved, edible and iodized for human consumption.
• Sodium chloride as NaCl: min *7.0 % (on dry matter)
• Moisture content: max 3.0% (m/m)
• Water insoluble matter: max 0.2 % (m/m)
• Iodine: *0.0 *0.0 mg/kg (means *0 *4mg of potassium iodate per kg of salt)
• Colour: shall be white and *0 g of salt in **0 ml water shall give a colourless solution having a neutral reaction

• Item                                            Maximum limit

• Alkalinity (as Na2CO3)             0.1 % (m/m)
• Acid insoluble matter                0.*5 % (m/m)
• Sulphate (as SO4)                     0.5 % (m/m)
• Arsenic                                        0.5 mg/kg
• Copper                                        2.0 mg/kg
• Lead                                            2.0 mg/kg
• Cadmium                                    0.5 mg/kg
• Mercury                                      0.1 mg/kg
• Calcium                                       0.5 % (m/m)
• Tin (as Sn)                                  **0.0 mg/kg

Iodized Salt shall not contain other contaminants and toxins in amounts which may represent a hazard to health.