Dried sweet cherries -- Specification

Cerises séchées -- Spécifications

Sušene češnje - Specifikacija

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
28-Feb-1995
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
01-Mar-1995
Due Date
01-Mar-1995
Completion Date
01-Mar-1995

Overview

SIST ISO 7908:1995 is an international standard that specifies the quality requirements and testing methods for dried sweet cherries (Prunus avium Linnaeus) intended for human consumption. Published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), this standard ensures that dried sweet cherries meet consistent criteria for grading, moisture content, freedom from defects, and packaging. The document provides classifications to guarantee product safety, quality, and consumer satisfaction across global markets.

Key Topics

Grading and Classification

  • Dried sweet cherries are graded based on the number of fruits per 100 g and other quality criteria including pest infestation, spoilage, and extraneous matter.
  • Three grades (Extra, I, II) are defined with limits on defective fruits, foreign matter, and moisture content.
  • Different coloured cherries, including natural variations in ripeness and variety (yellow, red, dark red), have specific allowable proportions in each grade.

Quality Requirements

  • The cherries must be sound, clean, and whole without damage from pests, mould, fermentation, or rot.
  • Odour and taste should be characteristic of the variety and free from foreign odours like rancidity or mustiness.
  • The dried fruits shall be practically free of living or dead insects, insect fragments, rodent contamination, and foreign matter visible to the naked eye.

Moisture Content

  • A maximum moisture content of 25% (m/m) is set to ensure product stability, prevent microbial growth, and maintain shelf life.

Testing Methods

  • Visual inspection and physical separation are used to determine proportions of different coloured fruits, pest-infested, spoiled cherries, and extraneous matter.
  • Moisture content is measured by oven drying at 70 °C under reduced pressure with standardized equipment and procedures for accuracy and repeatability.
  • Test reports must include the methods and results, ensuring transparency and traceability.

Packaging and Marking

  • Packaging material must be clean and inert to protect product quality; wooden boxes require internal lining with suitable paper.
  • Consumer packages typically contain 0.5 kg to 2 kg net weights but can be customized.
  • Boxes should not exceed 50 kg net mass.
  • Labeling requirements include product name, manufacturer details, batch number, grade, producing country, and optionally, the year of harvest and pack date.
  • Reference to the ISO 7908 standard on labeling promotes product authenticity and compliance.

Applications

SIST ISO 7908:1995 serves multiple stakeholders in the dried fruit supply chain:

  • Producers and packers can ensure consistent product quality that meets international buyers’ expectations.
  • Importers and distributors gain confidence in product integrity through standardized grading and testing, facilitating trade and reducing disputes.
  • Retailers and consumers benefit from clear labeling and assured product safety and quality.
  • Quality control laboratories can apply the standardized test methods to verify conformity and monitor production processes.
  • The standard supports compliance with food safety regulations and helps optimize shelf life and storage conditions for dried sweet cherries.

Related Standards

ISO 7908 complements other agricultural and food product standards under ISO/TC 34, such as:

  • ISO standards for dried fruits and nuts specifications
  • Food safety management standards (e.g., ISO 22000)
  • Packaging and labeling standards relevant to food products
  • Standards covering testing methods for moisture, contaminants, and microbiological safety

Implementing ISO 7908 within these frameworks promotes harmonized quality assurance and facilitates international trade of dried sweet cherries.


Keywords: ISO 7908, dried sweet cherries, Prunus avium, dried fruit standards, grading, moisture content, pest infestation, spoilage, food packaging, quality testing, international standard, food safety, agricultural products.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-1995
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Dried sweet cherries -- Specification
Cerises séchées -- Spécifications
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO 7908:1991
ICS:
67.080.10 Sadje in sadni proizvodi Fruits and derived products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

ISO
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
First edition
1991-07-01
-- --
Dried sweet eherries - Specification
Cerises sM76es - Spkifications
Reference number
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. Esch member body interested in a subject for
which a technical committee has been established has the right to be
represented on that committee. International organizations, govern-
mental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take patt in the
work. ISO collaborates closely with the 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 Inter-
national Standard requires approval by at least 75 O/o of the member
bodies casting a vote.
International Standard ISO 7908 was prepared by Technical Committee
ISO/TC 34, Agricultural food products.
Annexes A, B and C form an integral part of this International Standard.
0 ISO 1991
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form
or by any means, electronie or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without
Permission in writing from the publisher.
International Organization for Standardization
Case Postale 56 l CH-1211 Geneve 20 * Switzerland
Printed in Switzerland
ii
~.~.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
Dried sweet eherries - Specification
4 Requirements
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies requirements
4.1 Grading
for dried sweet eherries, obtained from fruits of the
sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium Linnaeus), for hu-
Dried sweet eherries may be graded on the basis
man consumption.
of the number of fruits per 100 g and the other cri-
teria given in table 1.
2 Definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the
4.2 Odour and taste
following definitions apply.
The odour and taste of the dried sweet eherries shall
2.1 pest-infested dried sweet eherries: Fruits dam-
be characteristic of the variety. The fruits shall be
aged by insect and/or mite infestation.
free from foreign odour and taste, including rancidity
and mustiness.
2.2 spoiled dried sweet eherries: Fruits that are
Unsound, discoloured or sun-scalded, other than
4.3 Freedom from moulds, insects, etc.
those that are mouldy, rotten or fermented, and
fruits having unhealed Cracks longer than half the
The dried sweet eherries shall be free from living
circumference or half the length of the fruit.
insects and from mouldy, rotten or fermented fruit,
and shall be practically free from dead insects, in-
2.3 mouldy dried sweet eherries: Fruits damaged
sect fragments and rodent contamination visible to
by moulds and those having characteristic fluffy
the naked eye (corrected, if necessary, for abnormal
mould Spats of Velvet-like appearance on the sur-
Vision) or with such magnification as may be
face.
necessary in any particular case. If the magnification
2.4 rotten dried sweet eherries: Fruits damaged by exceeds ~10, this fact shall be stated in the test re-
port.
bacteria and/or fungi and made unfit for human
consumption.
4.4 Extraneous matter
2.5 fermented dried sweet eherries: Fruits having
an unpleasant odour and an abnormal very dark
The proportion of extraneous matter such as dust,
colour due to fermentation.
dir?, pieces of stem or leaf, dead insects or any other
foreign matter among, in, or on the dried sweet
2.6 moisture content of dried sweet eherries: Con-
eherries shall not exceed the value given in table 1
ventionally, the loss in mass determined under the
for the relevant grade.
operating conditions specifred in annex C.
3 Description 4.5 Dried fruits other than sweet eherries
Dried sweet eherries are the artificially dried or
The proportion of dried fruits other than sweet
sun-dried ripe fruits of Prurws avium Linnaeus. The
eherries, such as sour cherry, Mahaleb cherry and
dried sweet eherries shall be whole, Sound and
other small fruits, shall not exceed the value given
clean.
in table 1 for the relevant grade.

- Requirements according to grade
Table 1
Different coloured
Pest-infested and Dried fruits other Extraneous matter
dried sweet eherries
Number of fruits per spoiled fl-ui ts than sweet cherry content
Gradel)
lw3
% (m/m), max. % (m/m), max. ?4 (w/n?), max.
% (mp@, max.
Extra < 80 0,25 2 0,25 2
.---
~- -~-~~~
I 81 to 110 -- 0,50 3 0,50 5
11 > 111 1 ,oo 5 0,50 10
1) In each grade, 10 % (nz/n~) of dried fruits from other grades is permitted.
A suitable number of such packages shall be placed
4.6 Different coloured dried sweet eherries
in large wooden or cardboard cases. The size of the
cases and the number of packages packed in each
The proportion of different coloured dried sweet
case shall be agreed between the purchaser and the
eherries due to ripeness or variety characteristics
supplier, but the mass of the cases shall not exceed
(such as yellow, red, dark red) shall not exceed the
50 kg.
value given in table 1 for the relevant grade.
6.2 Marking
4.7 Moisture content
The following particulars shall be marked or labelled
The moisture content of dried sweet eherries shall
on each Container or case:
not exceed 25 % (m/nz) for each grade.
a) name of the product, and the trade-mark or
5 Test methods
brand-name, if any;
Samples of dried sweet eherries shall be tested for
b) name and address of the manufacturer or
conforrnity of the product to t
...


ISO
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
First edition
1991-07-01
-- --
Dried sweet eherries - Specification
Cerises sM76es - Spkifications
Reference number
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. Esch member body interested in a subject for
which a technical committee has been established has the right to be
represented on that committee. International organizations, govern-
mental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take patt in the
work. ISO collaborates closely with the 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 Inter-
national Standard requires approval by at least 75 O/o of the member
bodies casting a vote.
International Standard ISO 7908 was prepared by Technical Committee
ISO/TC 34, Agricultural food products.
Annexes A, B and C form an integral part of this International Standard.
0 ISO 1991
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form
or by any means, electronie or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without
Permission in writing from the publisher.
International Organization for Standardization
Case Postale 56 l CH-1211 Geneve 20 * Switzerland
Printed in Switzerland
ii
~.~.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
Dried sweet eherries - Specification
4 Requirements
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies requirements
4.1 Grading
for dried sweet eherries, obtained from fruits of the
sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium Linnaeus), for hu-
Dried sweet eherries may be graded on the basis
man consumption.
of the number of fruits per 100 g and the other cri-
teria given in table 1.
2 Definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the
4.2 Odour and taste
following definitions apply.
The odour and taste of the dried sweet eherries shall
2.1 pest-infested dried sweet eherries: Fruits dam-
be characteristic of the variety. The fruits shall be
aged by insect and/or mite infestation.
free from foreign odour and taste, including rancidity
and mustiness.
2.2 spoiled dried sweet eherries: Fruits that are
Unsound, discoloured or sun-scalded, other than
4.3 Freedom from moulds, insects, etc.
those that are mouldy, rotten or fermented, and
fruits having unhealed Cracks longer than half the
The dried sweet eherries shall be free from living
circumference or half the length of the fruit.
insects and from mouldy, rotten or fermented fruit,
and shall be practically free from dead insects, in-
2.3 mouldy dried sweet eherries: Fruits damaged
sect fragments and rodent contamination visible to
by moulds and those having characteristic fluffy
the naked eye (corrected, if necessary, for abnormal
mould Spats of Velvet-like appearance on the sur-
Vision) or with such magnification as may be
face.
necessary in any particular case. If the magnification
2.4 rotten dried sweet eherries: Fruits damaged by exceeds ~10, this fact shall be stated in the test re-
port.
bacteria and/or fungi and made unfit for human
consumption.
4.4 Extraneous matter
2.5 fermented dried sweet eherries: Fruits having
an unpleasant odour and an abnormal very dark
The proportion of extraneous matter such as dust,
colour due to fermentation.
dir?, pieces of stem or leaf, dead insects or any other
foreign matter among, in, or on the dried sweet
2.6 moisture content of dried sweet eherries: Con-
eherries shall not exceed the value given in table 1
ventionally, the loss in mass determined under the
for the relevant grade.
operating conditions specifred in annex C.
3 Description 4.5 Dried fruits other than sweet eherries
Dried sweet eherries are the artificially dried or
The proportion of dried fruits other than sweet
sun-dried ripe fruits of Prurws avium Linnaeus. The
eherries, such as sour cherry, Mahaleb cherry and
dried sweet eherries shall be whole, Sound and
other small fruits, shall not exceed the value given
clean.
in table 1 for the relevant grade.

- Requirements according to grade
Table 1
Different coloured
Pest-infested and Dried fruits other Extraneous matter
dried sweet eherries
Number of fruits per spoiled fl-ui ts than sweet cherry content
Gradel)
lw3
% (m/m), max. % (m/m), max. ?4 (w/n?), max.
% (mp@, max.
Extra < 80 0,25 2 0,25 2
.---
~- -~-~~~
I 81 to 110 -- 0,50 3 0,50 5
11 > 111 1 ,oo 5 0,50 10
1) In each grade, 10 % (nz/n~) of dried fruits from other grades is permitted.
A suitable number of such packages shall be placed
4.6 Different coloured dried sweet eherries
in large wooden or cardboard cases. The size of the
cases and the number of packages packed in each
The proportion of different coloured dried sweet
case shall be agreed between the purchaser and the
eherries due to ripeness or variety characteristics
supplier, but the mass of the cases shall not exceed
(such as yellow, red, dark red) shall not exceed the
50 kg.
value given in table 1 for the relevant grade.
6.2 Marking
4.7 Moisture content
The following particulars shall be marked or labelled
The moisture content of dried sweet eherries shall
on each Container or case:
not exceed 25 % (m/nz) for each grade.
a) name of the product, and the trade-mark or
5 Test methods
brand-name, if any;
Samples of dried sweet eherries shall be tested for
b) name and address of the manufacturer or
conforrnity of the product to the requirements of this
packer;
International Standard using the test methods spec-
ified in annex A, annex B and annex C.
c) batch or code number;
6 Packing and marking
d) net mass (or gross mass), at the request of the
importing country;
6.1 Packing
e) grade,of the product (if graded);
Dried sweet eherries shall be packed in clean,
f) producing country;
Sound Containers made of a material which does not
affect the product. If wooden boxes are used, the
g) any other marking required by the purchaser,
insides shall be covered with a sui
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Avant-propos
L’ISO (Organisation internationale de normalisation) est une fédération
mondiale d’organismes nationaux de normalisation (comités membres
de I’ISO). L’élaboration des Normes internationales est en général
confiée aux comités techniques de I’ISO. Chaque comité membre inté-
ressé par une étude a le droit de faire partie du comité technique créé
à cet effet. Les organisations internationales, gouvernementales et non
gouvernementales, en liaison avec I’ISO participent également aux tra-
vaux. LYS0 collabore étroitement avec la Commission électrotechnique
internationale (CEI) en ce qui concerne la normalisation électrotech-
nique.
Les projets de Normes internationales adoptés par les comités techni-
ques sont soumis aux comités membres pour vote. Leur publication
comme Normes internationales requiert l’approbation de 75 % au moins
des comités membres votants.
La Norme internationale ISO 7908 a été élaborée par le comité techni-
que ISO/TC 34, Produits agricoles alimentaires.
Les annex es A, B et C font partie intégr ante de la présente Norme
internation ale.
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duite ni utilisée sous quelque forme que ce soit et par aucun procédé, électronique ou
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NORME INTERNATIONALE
Cerises séchées - Spécifications
1 Domaine d’application 4 Spécifications
La présente Norme internationale prescrit les spé-
4.1 Classification
cifications des cerises séchées, provenant des fruits
du cerisier (Prunus avicrm Linnaeus), destinées à la
Les cerises séchées peuvent être classées en fonc-
consommation humaine.
tion du nombre de fruits par 100 g et d’autres crité-
res donnés dans le tableau 1.
2 Définitions
4.2 Odeur et goût
Pour les besoins de la présente Norme internatio-
nale, les définitions suivantes s’appliquent.
L’odeur et le goût des cerises séchées doivent être
caractéristiques de l’espèce considérée. Les fruits
2.1 cerises séchées attaquées par des dépré-
doivent être exempts d’odeurs et de goûts étran-
dateurs: Fruits endommages par une attaque d’in-
gers, y compris de rance et de moisi.
sectes et/ou d’acariens.
2.2 cerises séchées altérées: Fruits malsains! dé-
4.3 Absence de moisissures, d’insectes, etc.
colorés ou échaudés par le soleil, autres que ceux
qui ont été altérés par suite de moisissure,
Les cerises séchées doivent être *exemptes d’insec-
putréfaction ou fermentation, et fruits ayant des fen-
tes vivants et de fruits moisis, pourris ou fermentés
tes non guéries supérieures à la moitié de la cir-
et doivent être pratiquement exemptes d’insectes
conférence ou à la moitié de la longueur du fruit.
morts, de fragments d’insectes et de contamination
par les rongeurs, visibles à l’oeil nu (corrigé, si né-
2.3 cerises séchées moisies: Fruits endommagés
cessaire, dans le cas d’une vision anormale) ou
par des moisissures et présentant en surface des
avec le grossissement qui peut s’avérer nécessaire
taches floconneuses semblables à du velours.
dans certains cas particuliers. Si le grossissement
est supérieur à x10, mention doit en être faite dans
2.4 cerises séchées pourries: Fruits altérés par des
le rapport d’essai.
bactéries et/ou des champignons et rendus impro-
pres à la consommation humaine.
4.4 Matières étrangères
2.5 cerises séchées fermentées: Fruit ayant une
La proportion des matières étrangères telles que
odeur désagréable et une couleur anormalement
poussieres, déchets, morceaux de queues ou de
très foncée par suite de fermentation.
feuilles, insectes morts et toute autre matière
étrangère parmi, dans ou sur les cerises séchées,
2.6 teneur en eau des cerises séchées: Conven-
ne doit pas dépasser les valeurs données dans le
tionnellement, perte en masse déterminée selon le
tableau 1 pour la catégorie considérée.
mode opératoire décrit dans l’annexe C.
4.5 Fruits séchés autres que des cerises
3 Description
Les cerises séchées sont des fruits issus de Prunus La proportion de fruits séchés autres que des ce-
avium Linnaeus mûris au soleil ou artificiellement. rises, tels que griottes, cerises Mahaleb et autres
Les cerises séchées doivent être entières, saines petits fruits, ne doit pas dépasser les valeurs don-
et propres. nées dans le tableau 1 pour la catégorie considérée.

Tableau 1 - Spécifications par catégories
Fruits attaqués par
Fruits séchés autres Cerises séchées de
des déprédateurs et
Nombre de fruits par que des cerises couleur différente
Catégoriel) altérés
1oQg
% (n-+73), max. ?A (mjm), max. OA (m/m), max. O/o (m/m), max.
I
I I I
Extra < 80 0,25 2 0,25 2
I I I I
---
1 81 à 110
Il > 111
1) Chaque catégorie peut contenir jusqu’à 10 Y4 (m/nz) de fruits séchés provenant des autres catégories.
I
être d’une autre masse nette en cas de demande.
4.6 Cerises séchées de couleur différente
Ces petits emballages doivent être assemblés, en
nombre approprié, dans des caisses en bois ou en
La proportion de cerises séchées de couleur diffé-
carton. Les dimensions des caisses et le nombre de
rente due à la maturité ou aux caractéristiques de
petits emballages groupés dans une caisse doivent
la variété (telle que jaune, rouge, rouge foncé) ne
faire l’objet d’un accord entre l’acheteur et le four-
doit pas dépasser les valeurs données dans le ta-
nisseur, mais la masse des caisses ne doit pas dé-
bleau 1 pour la catégorie considérée.
passer 50 kg.
4.7 Teneur en eau
6.2 Marquage
La teneur en eau des cerises séchées ne doit pas
Les indications particulières suivantes doivent être
dépasser 25 Y” (nz/w~) pour chaque catégorie.
marquées ou étiquetées sur chaque récipient ou
caisse:
5 Méthodes d’essai
nom du produit et nom commercial ou marque,
a)
Vérifier la conformité des échantillons de cerises
s’il a lieu;
séchées par rapport aux spécifications de la pré-
sente Norme internationale, en opérant selon les
nom et adresse du producteur ou de l’emballeur;
b)
méthodes décrites dans l’annexe A, 1’ annexe B et
l’annexe C.
numéro de lot ou de code;
Cl
6 Emballage et marquage masse nette (ou masse brute, à la demande du
d)
pays importateur);
6.1 Emballage
catégorie du produit (dans le cas où il est
e)
classé);
Les cerises séchées doivent être emballées dans
des récipients propres et sains, en un matériau
pays de production;
n’ayant aucune action
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