(1).Food grains meant for human consumption shall be whole or broken kernels of cereals, millets and pulses. In addition to the undermentioned standards to which foodgrains shall conform, they shall be free from Argemone, Maxicana and Kesari in any form. They shall be free from added colouring matter. The foodgrains shall not contain any insecticide residues other than those specified in regulation 2.3.1 of Food Safety and Satandards (Contaminats, Toxins and Residues) Regulation, 2011 and the amount of insecticide residue in the foodgrains shall not exceed the limits specified in Regulation 2.3.1. of the said Table Food Safety and standards (Contaminats, Toxins and Residues) Regulatio, 2011. The foodgrains meant for grinding/processing shall be clean, free from all impurities including foreign matter (extraneous matter).

(2).Wheat
Description: Wheat shall be the dried mature grains of Triticum aestivum Linn. or Triticum vulgare vill, triticum drum Desf., triticum sphaerococcum perc., Triticum dicoccum schubl., Triticum Compactum Host. It shall be sweet, clean and wholesome. It shall also conform to the following standards namely:—
• Moisture— Not more than 14 per cent by weight (obtained byheating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter (Extraneous matter) — Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. By weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent. by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Damaged grainsù – Not more than 6.0 per cent by weight including kernel bunt afected grains and got affected grains. The limit of kernel bunt affected grains and ergot affected grains shall not exceed 3.0 per cent and 0.05 percent by weight, respectively
• Weevilled grains— Not more than 10 per cent by count
• Uric acid— Not more than 100 mg. per kg.
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
• Deoxynivalenol (DON) – Not more than 1000 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 12 per cent by weight.

(3).MAIZE
Maize shall be the dried mature grains of Zea mays Linn. It shall be sweet, hard, clean and wholesome. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture – Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter (Extraneous matter) – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent. by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
Damaged grains- Not more than 5 per cent by weight.
• Weevilled grains- Not more than 10 per cent by count.
• Uric acid-Not more than 100 mg. per kg.
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 9 per cent by weight.

(4).JAWAR AND BAJRA
Jawar and Bajra shall be the dried mature grains of Sorghum Vulgare Pers. and Pennisetum – typhyoideum Rich, respectively. These shall be sweet, hard, clean and wholesome. These shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 10 per cent by weight.

(5).RICE
Rice shall be the mature kernels or pieces of kernels of Oryza sativa Linn. obtained from paddy as raw or par boiled. It shall be dry, sweet, clean, wholesome and free from unwholesome poisonous substance. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, and damaged grains shall not exceed 6 per cent by weight.

(6).URD WHOLE
Urd whole shall consist of seeds of the pulses (phaseolus mungo Linn). It shall be sound, dry, sweet and wholesome. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(7).MASUR WHOLE
Masur whole shall consist of lentil (lens culinaris Medik or Even lens Linn. or Lens esculenta Moench). It shall be sound, dry, sweet, clean and wholesome. It shall conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
•Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(8).MOONG WHOLE
Moong whole shall consist of seeds of green gram (Phaseolous aurues Roxb., Phaseolus radiatus Roxb.) It shall be sound, dry, sweet, wholesome and free from admixture of unwholesome substances. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(9).CHANA WHOLE
Channa whole shall be the dried grains of gram (cicer arietinum Linn.) It shall be sound, clean, sweet, wholesome and free from unwholesome substances. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(10).SPLIT PULSE (DAL) ARHAR
Dal Arhar shall consist of husk and split seeds of red gram (Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp). It shall be sound, clean, sweet, dry, wholesome and free from admixture of unwholesome substance. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(11).SPLIT PULSE (DAL) MOONG
Dal Moong shall consist of split seeds of green grams (Phaseolus aureus Roxb, Phaseolus raditus). It shall be sound, clean, sweet, wholesome and free from unwholesome. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
•Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
•Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
•Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(12).SPLIT PULSE (DAL) URD
Dal Urd shall consist of split seeds of pulse (Phaseolus mungo Linn.) It shall be sound, dry, sweet, wholesome and free from admixture of unwholesome substances. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
•Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(13).DAL CHANA
Dal Chana shall consist of split grains of gram (Cicer arietinum Linn). It shall be sound, clean, sweet, dry, wholesome and free from admixture of unwholesome substances. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

(14).SPLIT PULSE MASUR
Dal masur shall consist of dehusked whole and split seed of the lentil (Lenil esculenta Moench or Lens culinaris Medik or Ervem lens Linn). It shall be sound, clean, dry, sweet, wholesome and free from admixture of unwholesome substances. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—
• Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
• Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
• Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
• Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
• Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
• Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
• Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

Any other foodgrains not specified above shall conform to the following standards, namely:—
•Moisture- Not more than 16.0 per cent by weight (obtained by heating the pulverised grains at 130oC-133oC for two hours).
•Foreign matter -Extraneous Matter – Not more than 1 per cent. by weight of which not more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent by weight shall be impurities of animal origin
•Other edible grains – Not more than 3 per cent by weight
•Damaged grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight our of which ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 percent by weight.
•Weevilled grains – Not more than 6 per cent by weight
•Uric acid – Not more than 100 mg per kg
•Aflatoxin – Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram
Provided that the total of foreign matter, other edible grains and damaged grains shall not exceed 8 per cent by weight.

Explanation — For the purposes of items in regulation
1.“foreign matter” means any extraneous matter other than foodgrains comprising of- inorganic matter consisting or metallic pieces, sand, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay and mud, animal filth and in the case of rice, kernels or pieces of kernels, if any, having mudsticking on the surface of the rice, and
organic matter consisting of husk, straws, weed seeds and other inedible grains and also paddy in the case of rice;
2.poisonous, toxic and/or harmful seeds – means any seeds which is present in quantities above permissible 3.limit may have damaging or dangerous effect on health, organoleptic properties or technological performance such as dhatura (D. fastur linn and D. stramonium linn), corn cokle (Agrostemma githago L, Machai Lallium remulenum linn), Akra (Vicia species).
4.“Damaged grains” means kernels or pieces of kernels that are sprouted or internally damaged as a result of heat, microbe, moisture or whether, viz., ergot affected grain and kernel bunt grains;
5.“Weevilled grains” means kernels that are partially or wholly bored by insects injurious to grains but does not include germ eaten grains and egg spotted grains;
6.“Other edible grains” means any edible grains (including oil seeds) other than the one which is under consideration.