NIGERIAN STANDARDS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
LATEST NIGERIAN STANDARDS/SPECIFICATIONS FOR FOOD & AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGY
| Food/Codex Standards | |||
| 1. | Code of hygienic practice for the processing and handling of plantain chips | NCP 45:2017 | Reviewed |
| 2. | Standard for Ethanol (Food Grade) | NIS 556:2017 | Reviewed |
| 3. | Standard for Ready to Drink Alcoholic Cordials | NIS 667:2017 | Reviewed |
| 4. | Guidelines for the use of flavourings | NIS CAC/GL 66:2008 | Adopted |
| 5. | Paddy (Rough) Rice-Specification | NIS 963:2017 | Newly elaborated |
| 6. | Standard for Cocoa Mixture | NIS 990:2017 | Newly elaborated |
| 7. | Milled Rice – Specification | NIS ARS 464:2013 | Adopted |
| 8. | Standard for ofada rice | NIS 999:2017 | Newly elaborated |
| 9. | Standard for tomato mix | NIS 964:2017 | Newly elaborated |
| 1. | Standard for Bio-fertilizer | NIS 968:2017 | Newly elaborated |
| 2.. | Standard for Fuel Grade Ethanol | NIS 991:2017 | Newly elaborated |
| 3. | Standard for Bio-pesticides Standard for Flat Pallet for Intercontinental Material Handling- Principal Dimensions and Tolerance | NIS 969:2017 | Newly elaborated |
| AGRICULTURE | ||
| AGRICULTURAL MACHINES IMPLEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT | ||
| 1 | Standard for Agricultural Engineering Machinery Test Code for Agricultural Tillage Disc | NIS 318 : 1997 |
| 2 | Standard for Agricultural Engineering Machinery Test Code for Maize Sheller | NIS 319 : 1997 |
| 3 | Standard for Agricultural Engineering Machinery Test Code for Grain and seed Cleaner | NIS 320: 1997 |
| 4 | Standard for agricultural engineering machinery test code for groundnut Sheller | NIS 321: 1997 |
| 5 | Standard for agricultural engineering machinery test code for concave disc (Part 1 & 2) | NIS 322-1.2: 1997 |
| FERTILIZERS | ||
| 1 | Specification for fertilizer types, packaging and labelling | NIS 106:1078 |
| 2 | Method of analysis of fertilizers | NIS 135:1981 |
| 3 | Method of Sampling solid and liquid fertilizer | NIS 080 : 1980 |
| ANIMAL FEEDING STUFFS | ||
| 1 | Standards on methods of sampling and analysis of animal feds stuff | NIS 173: 1983 |
| 2 | Specification for bone meal and calcined bone meal as livestock foodstuff | NIS 264 : 2003 |
| 3 | Specification for fishmeal as livestock feedstuff | NIS 265 : 2003 |
| TOBACCO, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT | ||
| 1 | Specification for cigarette-tobacco and tobacco products | NIS 463:2007 |
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
| PROCESSES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY | ||
| 1 | Code of hygienic practise for fast food | NCP 014:2004 |
| FOOD PRODUCT IN GENERAL | ||
| 1 | Standard for biscuits | NIS 111: 1992 |
| 2 | Standard for garri | NIS 181 : 1983 |
| 3 | National guidelines/levels for radio-nuclides in foods and food products | NIS 336:1997 |
| CEREALS, PULSES AND DERIVED PRODUCTS | ||
| 1 | Standard for wheat flour | NIS 121: 1980 |
| 2 | Standard for sorghum grains | NIS 328 : 2003 |
| 3 | Specification for custard powder | NIS 335: 1997 |
| 4 | Specification for soyabean grain | NIS 341: 1997 |
| 5 | Standard for food grade cassava starch | NIS 386:2004 |
| 6 | Standard for white bread | NIS 975:2004 |
| 7 | Standard for maize grains | NIS 253 :2003 |
| 8 | Standard for foods infants and children: infant formular | NIS 255 : 1989 |
| 9 | Standard for foods infants and children processed cereal-based foods | NIS 256: 1989 |
| 10 | Standards on foods for infants and children: canned baby foods | NIS 257: 1989 |
| 11 | Standard for foods for infants and children canned baby foods | NIS 267: 1989 |
| 12 | Standard for composite flour | NIS 294: 1993 |
| 13 | Standard for degermed (milled) maize products | NIS 395:2000 |
| 14 | Standard for wheat semolina | NIS 396: 2000 |
| 15 | Standard for rice | NIS 440: 1997 |
| 16 | Standard for cassava roots | NIS 459: 2004 |
| 17 | Standards for yam flour | NIS 457: 2003 |
| 18 | Standard for millet grains | NIS 467 : 2003 |
| 19 | Standard for whole wheat bread | NIS 470: 2003 |
| 20 | Standard for instant noodles | NIS 471:2003 |
| 21 | Standard for corn flakes | NIS 472 : 2003 |
| 22 | Standard for baked beans (in tomato sauce) | NIS 474 : 2004 |
| 23 | Standard for extruded puffed corn snacks | NIS 564 : 2007 |
| 24 | Specification for soyabean flour | NIS 343 : 1997 |
| FRUITS, VEGETABLES | ||
| 1 | Specification for fresh bananas | NIS 507: 2006 |
| 2 | Specification for pineapples | NIS 509: 2006 |
| 3 | Standard for potatoes | NIS 510: 2006 |
| 4 | Standard for groundnuts | NIS 491: 2005 |
| 5 | Standard for fresh onions | NIS 508: 2006 |
| 6 | Standard for tomato concentrate | NIS 182: 1982 |
| 7 | Specification for cassava chips | NIS 343 : 1997 |
| 8 | Specification for cassava flour | NIS 344 : 1997 |
| MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS | ||
| 1 | Standard for methods of tests for milk and milk products (cow) | NIS 140: 1980 |
| 2 | Standard for milk powder | NIS 287:1992 |
| 3 | Standard for diary cream | NIS 340:1997 |
| 4 | Standard for Skimmed milk | NIS 347: 1997 |
| 5 | Standard for liquid part 1 Cow milk | NIS 183: 1984 |
| 6 | Standard for butter | NIS 339:1997 |
| 7 | Standard for margarine | NIS 243: 2000 |
| 8 | Standard for mayonnaise | NIS 513: 2006 |
| 9 | Standard for cheese | NIS 338: 1997 |
| 10 | Standard for ice-cream | NIS 292: 1993 |
| 11 | Standard for condensed milk | NIS 139: 1980 |
| 12 | Standard for yoghurt | NIS 337: 1997 |
| MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCE | ||
| 1 | Standards for specification for poultry feeds | NIS 259: 2003 |
| 2 | Specification for pigs | NIS 260: 1989 |
| 3 | Standard for corn beef | NIS 480: 2004 |
| 4 | Standard for luncheon meat | NIS 481: 2004 |
| 5 | Code of hygienic practise for fresh meat | NCP 013:2004 |
| 6 | Code of hygienic practise for vitamin A(fortificant premix) | NCP 015: 2004 |
| 7 | Code of hygienic practise for processed meat and poultry products | NCP 016: 2004 |
| 8 | Standard for classification of chicken, eggs and egg product | NIS 512 : 2006 |
| 9 | Standard for canned fish | NIS 279 : 1990 |
| TEA, COFFEE, COCOA | ||
| 1 | Standard for tea | NIS 228: 2003 |
| 2 | Standard for soluble coffee powder | NIS 229: 1987 |
| 3 | Nigerian standard for soluble coffee pwder (Instant Coffee Powder) | NIS 142: 1980 |
| 4 | Standard for cocoa press cake | NIS 329: 1997 |
| 5 | Standard for cocoa beans | NIS 468:2003 |
| 6 | Standard for cocoa powder | NIS 330: 1997 |
| 7 | Standard cocoa butter | NIS 331: 1997 |
| BEVERAGES | ||
| 1 | Standard for niru | NIS 050:1975 |
| 2 | Standard for cocoa based beverage | NIS 221: 1985 |
| 3 | Standard for beer | NIS 219: 2000(NIS 088:1977) |
| 4 | Replaced by NIS 235:1998 | NIS 377: 1997 |
| 5 | Standard on fruit drink and flavoured drinks | NIS 378:1997 |
| 6 | Standard for soft drinks | NIS 217:1992 |
| 7 | Standard for malt drinks | NIS 290: 1992 |
| 8 | Specification for malt extract | NIS 332: 1997 |
| 9 | Standard for fruit juices | NIS 235: 1987 |
| 10 | Standard for fruit squashes and Cordials | NIS 236: 1987 |
| 11 | Standard for method of analysis for Margarine | NIS 244: 1988 |
| SUGAR, SUGAR PRODUCTS, STARCH | ||
| 1 | Standard for refined brown sugar | NIS 438:2000 |
| 2 | Standard for white refined sugar | NIS 090:2000 |
| 3 | Standards for beer | NIS 088: 1977 |
| 4 | Standards for plantation white sugar | NIS 383: 2000 |
| 5 | Standards for honey | NIS 473: 2004 |
| 6 | Standards for ethanol (food grade) | NIS 556: 2007 |
| EDIBLE OILS AND FATS, OILSEEDS | ||
| 1 | Standard for cottonseed oil | NIS 389: 2000 |
| 2 | Standard for sunflower oil | NIS 390:2000 |
| 3 | Standard for processed form of of palm oil | NIS 230:2000 |
| 4 | Standard for edible palm kernel oil | NIS 289:1992 |
| 5 | Standard for coconut oil | NIS 387:2000 |
| 6 | Standard for groundnut oil | NIS 388: 2000 |
| 7 | Standard for maize oil | NIS 391: 2000 |
| 8 | Standard for soya beans oil | NIS 392: 2000 |
| 9 | Standard for sesame seed oil | NIS 393: 2000 |
| 10 | Standard for rapeseed oil | NIS 394:2000 |
| SPICES AND CONDIMENTS, FOOD ADDITIVES | ||
| 1 | Standard for food grade salt | NIS 168: 1992 |
| 2 | Standard for food bouillon’s seasoning | NIS 293: 1993 |
| 3 | Standard for monosodium glutamate | NIS 334: 2000 |
| 4 | Specification for Cinnamon | NIS 397: 2000 |
| 5 | Specification for chillies and capsicum (whole or ground) | NIS 398: 2000 |
| 6 | Specification for dehydrated garlic | NIS 399: 2000 |
| 7 | Specification for curry powder | NIS 400: 2000 |
| 8 | Specification for pimento(whole or ground) | NIS 401 : 2000 |
| 9 | Specification for black pepper (whole or ground) | NIS 402: 2000 |
| 10 | Specification for white pepper(whole or ground) | NIS 403: 2000 |
| 11 | Specification for coriander(whole or ground) | NIS 404: 2000 |
| 12 | Specification for thyme leaves | NIS 405:2000 |
| 13 | Specification for powdered garlic | NIS 406 : 2000 |
| 14 | Specification for dried oregano | NIS 407 : 2000 |
| 15 | Specification for ground nutmeg | NIS 408 :2000 |
| 16 | Specification for ginger | NIS 409 : 2000 |
| 17 | Specification for dried oregano | NIS 410 : 2000 |
| 18 | Methods of test for spices & condiments | NIS 411: 2000 |
| 19 | Standard for vitamin A (fortificant) premix | NIS 475: 2004 |
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