ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 6538 Second edition 1997-11-01 Cassia, Chinese type, Indonesian type and Vietnamese type [Cinnamomum aromaticum (Nees) syn. Cinnamomum cassia (Nees) ex Blume, Cinnamomum burmanii (C.G. Nees) Blume and Cinnamomum loureirii Nees] - Specification Cannelle type Chine, type Indonésie et type Viet-nam [Cinnamomum aromaticum (Nees) syn. Cinnamomum cassia (Nees) ex Blume, Cinnamomum burmani (C.G. Nees) Blume et Cinnamomum loureiri Nees] Speécifications ISO Reference number ISO6538:1997(E) ISO 6538:1997(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (iso member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies castingavote. International Standard ISO 6538 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34, Agricultural food product, Subcommittee Sc 7, Spices and condiments. revised. Annex A of this International Standard is for information only. ISO 1997 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utlized in any form or by any means, International Organization for Standardization Case Postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneve 20 . Switzerland Internet [email protected] X.400 C=ch; a=40Onet; p=iso; o=isocs; S=central ii INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO ISO 6538:1997(E) Cassia, Chinese type, Indonesian type and Vietnamese type [Cinnamomum aromaticum (Nees) syn. Cinnamomum cassia (Nees) ex Blume, Cinnamomum burmanii (C.G. Nees) Blume and Cinnamomum loureiri Nees] - Specification 1 Scope This International Standard specifies requirements for cassia (Chinese type, Indonesian type and Vietnamese type), in quills, whole, in pieces or ground (powdered), which is the bark of the trees Cinnamomum aromaticum (Nees) syn. Cinnamomum cassia (Nees) ex Blume, Cinnamomum burmanii (C.G. Nees) Blume and Cinnamomum loureirii Nees. Recommendations relating to storage and transport conditions are given in annex A. NOTE cinnamon are given in ISO 6539.1 2 Normative references The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEc and iso 'maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. Iso 927:1982, Spices and condiments -- Determination of extraneous matter content IsO 928:—2, Spices and condiments -- Determination of total ash Iso 930:—3, Spices and condiments - Determination of acid-insoluble ash Iso 939:1980, Spices and condiments - Determination of moisture content - Entrainment method Iso 948:1980, Spices and condiments - Sampling Iso 1208:1982, Spices and condiments - Determination of filth IsO 2825:1981, Spices and condiments - Preparation of a ground sample for analysis zeylanicum Blume) - Specifications. (To be published). 2 To be published. (Revision of ISO 928:1980) 3 To be published. (Revision of ISO 930:1980) 1