≠ EDICT ± OF GOVERNMENT In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to know and speak the laws that govern them. EAS 143 (2003) (English): Brandy — Specification EAS 143: 2003 ICS 67.160 EAST AFRICAN STANDARD Brandy — Specification EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY © EAC 2003 First Edition 2003 EAS 143: 2003 Foreword Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged within the Community will be removed. In order to achieve this objective, the Community established an East African Standards Committee mandated to develop and issue East African Standards. The Committee is composed of representatives of the National Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the private sectors and consumer organizations. Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in accordance with the procedures of the Community. East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards they are implementing. © East African Community 2003 – All rights reserved* East African Community P.O. Box 1096 Arusha Tanzania Tel: 255 27 2504253/8 Fax: 255 27 2504255 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.eachq.org * © 2001 EAC — All rights of exploitation of any form and by any means reserved worldwide for EAC Partner States’ NSBs © EAC 2003 – All rights reserved iv EAST AFRICAN STANDARD EAS 143: 2000 Brandy — Specification 1 Scope This East African Standard prescribes the requirements for brandies. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EAS 12, Standard specification for drinking (potable) water EAS 38, Standard specification for the labelling of pre-packaged foods EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries EAS 104 Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test EAS 144, Neutral spirit — Specification 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions shall apply. 3.1 grape brandy distillate obtained solely from the fermented juice of fresh, ripe and sound grapes and aged in pine or oak wooden containers for a period of not less than three years. 3.2 cognac brandy (cognac) grape brandy distilled in the Cognac region of France in accordance with the French Regulations on cognac. 3.3 fruity brandy distillate obtained from the fermented juice of fresh, ripe and sound fruits other than grapes. © EAC 2003 – All rights reserved 1 EAS 143: 2003 3.4 blended brandy mixture of at least 10 % grape brandy (3.1) with neutral spirit conforming to the requirements of EAS 144, Neutral spirit – Specification. 3.5 blended fruit brandy mixture of at least 10 % specific fruit brandy with neutral spirit conforming to the requirements of EAS 144, Neutral spirit – Specification. 4 General requirements 4.1 Brandies shall contain not less than 37.5 % ethyl alcohol by volume at 20 °C. 4.2 Brandies shall be clear and free from haze. 4.3 Brandy shall be of a pale yellow or amber colour. Fruit Brandy may be colourless and may- contain some permitted food grade colouring substances. 4.4 Brandies shall be manufactured in premises built and maintained under hygienic conditions in accordance with EAS 39 Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries. The handling equipment such as fermentation tanks, storage tanks, filters, bottling machinery and packing equipment shall be maintained in clean and hygienic conditions. 4.5 Brandies shall comply with the requirements in Table 1 © EAC 2003 – All rights reserved 2 EAS 143: 2003 Table 1 ― Requirements for Brandies SI No Characteristic Requirement i Total solids, % (m/v), max 2.0 ii Total ash, % (m/v), max 0.2 iii Volatile acids as acetic acid g/100 L 180 of absolute alcohol, max iv Esters as ethyl acetate, g/100 L of (a) Grape or fruit brandies, 50 absolute alcohol, min (b) Cognac brandy, 30 (c) Blended brandies, 10 v Higher alcohols as amyl alcohol, 1000 g/100 L of absolute alcohol, max vi Aldehydes as acetaldehyde, (a) Cognac brandy, 60 g/100 L absolute alcohol, max (b) Other brandies, 50 vii Furfural, g/100 L of absolute alcohol, (a) Cognac brandy, 7 g, max (b) Other brandies, 5 viii Methyl alcohol, mg/L 2000 ix Copper (as Cu), mg/kg, max (a) Cognac brandy, 3 (b) Other brandies, 2 x Lead (as Pb), mg/kg, max 0.1 5 Weights and measures The contents of the products shall occupy not less than 90 % of the total volume capacity of the container. 6 Packaging Brandies shall be filled into liquor bottles or any food grade container not affecting quality and satisfying requirements of relevant East African Standards. 7 Labelling Labelling shall be done in accordance with EAS 38 Standard specification for the labelling of pre- packaged foods and shall include the following particulars legibly and indelibly marked on the container: a) name of product, which shall be ‘Brandy’ or ‘X’ brandy in cases of fruit brandy, where X is the name of fruit from which the brandy is made; b) minimum volume of the contents in litres or millilitres; c) name and address of manufacturer and packer, distributor, importer or exporter; © EAC 2003 – All rights reserved 3 EAS 143: 2003 d) coded or open date of manufacture; e) country of origin; f) ethyl alcohol content (optional). 8 Sampling and methods of test Sampling and testing shall be carried out in accordance with EAS 104 Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test. © EAC 2003 – All rights reserved 4 EAS 143: 2003 © EAC 2003– All rights reserved