Administrative instruction MAFRD no. 07/2013 on standard for enriched flour, control and safety on the quality of enriched flour

REPUBLIKA 4010 DEVERIA E KOSOVES VLADA KXCSOYUO HINISTRIA BUIOS MINISTARSTVO POLJOPRIV MINISIRY OPAGRICULTURE FORESTRY AND RUFAL EETLOPMENT Arhiva- Central ArcIE Arkivi Dendror Centralno A 1884 14+14+14 02.08.2043 Nr./Br./NO Nr. I fq./Br StrNo. pg Data/Datun/Date PRISHTINE PRIŠTINA PRISTINA Republika e Kosovës Republika Kosova-Republic of Kosovo Qeveria-Vlada-Government Ministria e Bujqësisë, Pylltarisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural Ministarstvo Poljoprivrede, Šumarstva i Ruralnog Razvoja/Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Pursuant to Article 93 (4) of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, In accordance with Article article 5, paragraph 3, Law No. 04/L-114 on Enriched Flour (Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo, No. 26/21 September 2012), and Article 19 (6.2) of the Government Rules of Procedure No. 01/2011 (OG, No. 15, 12.09.2011), Approves: ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION MAFRD NO. 07/2013 ON STANDARD FOR ENRICHED FLOUR, CONTROL AND SAFETY ON THE QUALITY OF ENRICHED FLOUR Article 1 Goal By this Administrative Instruction is determined the standard on enriching the flour with iron and folic acid, control and safety and quality, as well as specification on labelling enriched flour. Article 2 Definitions 1. Terms and expressions used in this Administrative Instruction have the following meaning: 1.1. Premix - means additional substance added for enriched floor; 1.2. Label - means visible written graphic content that contains specific data of the product; 1.3. NIPHK-National Institute for Public Health in Kosovo; 1.4. Flour dosing equipment - means technical equipment which is utilized to ad premix in the flour; 1.5. Standard - Voluntary document compiled with consensus and adopted by a recognized standardization authority, which for joint and repeating utility provided rules, instructions or characteristics for activities or its results, for an optimal rate of the rule, in a given context; 1.6. 400 and 500 Flour type- is flour with percentage of ash up to DDD Disinfection, Deratization and Disinsection. Article 3 Standards for enriched flour 1. Enrichment of 400, 500 and other types of flour that consist of the ash less than 0.65 mg/kg, added to (1) ton of flour 200 gr of premix that contains Ferro Sulphate and Folic Acid. 2. Flour type from the paragraph 1 of this Article, must contain iron of 25.2 mg/kg in a form of Ferro Sulfate and Folic Acid 1.5 mg/kg. Article 4 Flour label Flour producer and importer, in addition to the specific details, according to the applicable legislation, shall contain also a logo for flour enrichment and premix content. Article 5 Conditions for flour storage 1. The flour, should be stored in a dry place, with no moisture, not touching the floor and the wall, to have ventilation, bags should be piled up to 2m height and should have sufficient space for unobstructed movement. 2. Each producer, trader or warehouse of flour, should carry out DDD by authorized authorities, at least once within (6) six months and shall maintain evidence. Article 6 Premix Label 1. Premix label, should contain the following data: 1.1. Origin; 1.2. Producer; 1.3. Premix name and content; 1.4. Date of production and expiry; 1.5. Serial number of the production - Lot. 2 Article 7 Premix registration Premix Producer - Importer should be registered with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development. Article 8 Premix Storing Conditions 1. Premix should be stored in a dry place, not to be directly exposed to sunbeams and should have appropriate ventilation. 2. Premix should be deposited on top of each other, and there should be an arrangement of usage according to the supply and expiry date. Article 9 Dosage equipment 1. Flour Producer is obliged to possess enriched flour dosage equipment. 2. Producer should control dosage equipment every hour. 3. Producer should maintain evidence on the date, time, and quantity of produced flour and used premix. Article 10 Safety and control of enriched flour 1. Control of the enriched flour shall be conducted in accordance with tests and procedures which are integral part of this Administrative Instruction. 2. Testing of enriched flour shall be conducted in the following methods: 2.1. With quick test about the iron, and 2.2. Quality and quantity analysis in an accredited lab. 3. Flour testing from paragraph 2, subparagraph 2.1, of this Article is conducted by the producers, inspectors at the flour production site, warehouse and trading, in compliance with Annex 1 of this Administrative Instruction. 4. Flour testing from paragraph 2, subparagraph 2.2, of this Article is conducted in an accredited lab, in compliance with Annex 2 of this Administrative Instruction. 5. Expenses for the tests requested by the producer shall be covered by the producer, trader or the owner of the warehouse. 6. Expenses for tests during official controls by agriculture and phytosanitary inspectors shall be covered by Food and Vet Agency. Article 11 Official Control 1. Official control shall be carried out by the agriculture and phytosanitary inspectors in order to control and verify completion of the criteria for enriched flour in compliance with procedures determined in this Administrative Instruction. 2. Official control shall be carried out according to the instructions and Forms attached to this Administrative Instruction. 3. Official control shall be conducted by Food and Vet Agency. 3 Article 12 1. An integral part of this Administrative Instruction are: 1.1. Annex 1: With quick test about the iron; 1.2. Annex 2: Quality and quantity analysis; 1.3. Annex 3: Determining Folic Acid based on HPLC analysis, and 1.4. Annex 4: Logo of enriched flour. Article 13 Ministry may issue bylaws on implementation of this Administrative Instruction. Article 14 All incomes generated from implementation of this Administrative Instruction shall be deposited in Kosovo budget. Article 15 Non-application Non-application with this Administrative Instruction is sanctioned pursuant to Articles 11 of the Law No. 04/L-114 on Enrichment of Flour, (Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo No. 28/21 September 2012). Article 16 Entry into force This Administrative Instruction enters into force seven (7) days following its' signing by the Minister. KAEко GE PU BL 2 Fo re st ry Blerand Stavileci Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development UPER AV2.08 .2013 4 6.3.1.1 Оpen the door of the column holder. Locate the line going from the injector to the columns. If the line goes to the Dionex column, the line will need to be flushed. Disconnect the line from the Dionex column and place into a small beaker or flask. On the pump module, move the cursor so it is in front of "Remote", press the Select key so the display changes to "Local". Move the cursor up to in front of the "% A", type 100, and press "Enter". Move the cursor to in front of "mls/min", type 1, and press "Enter". Start the pump, run for 5 minutes, and then stop the pump. 6.3.1.2 Connect the line to the inlet of the guard column. Use the blind in the guard column to seal the Dionex column. Connect the outlet of the column to the line going to the detector. Blind off the reaction tube outlet. 6.3.2 Sample Schedule A sample schedule tells the computer what sample and type of sample is being analysed. The easiest way to build a sample schedule is to open the last one, make changes, then save as a new file name. The next to last line is for cleaning the column and the last line shuts everything down. 6.4 ANALYSIS 6.4.1 Open the run window of Peak Net. Click on the second icon from the left to load a schedule. Choose the schedule that was developed in Step 6.3.2. After clicking on the last "OK", the pump will start. Let the system run for 30 minutes before continuing. 6.4.2 Load samples into AS40 automated sampler in appropriate order and press the Run button. 6.4.3 The Dionex software will automatically calculate mg/lb folic acid and print out a report for each standard and sample. 13