Overview

CXS 171-1989 outlines requirements for whole, shelled, or split pulses, and dry seeds of leguminous plants with low fat content intended for direct human consumption. The standard does not apply to pulses intended for factory grading and packaging, industrial processing , or those intended for use in the feeding of animals. It does not apply to fragmented pulses when sold as such, or to other legumes for which separate standards may be elaborated.

The pulses covered by this Standard include: beans or Phaseolus, lentils of Lens culinaris, peas of Pisum sativum, chick peas of Cicer arientinum, field beans of Vicia faba, and cowpeas of Vigna unguiculata. CXS 171-1989 covers aspects such as moisture content limits, hygiene, packaging, labelling, as well as descriptions of defects, seed discoloration, potential contaminants.

Methods of analysis and sampling to ensure the safety and quality of pulses are also outlined.

Link to Document

STANDARD FOR CERTAIN PULSES CXS 171-1989 Adopted in 1989. Amended in 2012, 2019.