ANALYSIS ITEMS
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SPECIFICATION
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TEST METHOD
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Appearance
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Light Yellow Powder
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Organoleptic
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Odour & Taste
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Characteristic
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Organoleptic
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Identification
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Identical to R.S. sample
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HPTLC
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Ginsensides
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NLT 80.0%
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UV
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Sieve Analysis
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100% through 80 mesh
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USP39 <786>
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Loss on drying
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≤ 5.0%
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Eur.Ph.9.0 [2.5.12]
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Total Ash
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≤ 5.0%
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Eur.Ph.9.0 [2.4.16]
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Lead (Pb)
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≤ 3.0 mg/kg
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Eur.Ph.9.0<2.2.58>ICP-MS
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Arsenic (As)
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≤ 1.0 mg/kg
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Eur.Ph.9.0<2.2.58>ICP-MS
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Cadmium(Cd)
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≤ 1.0 mg/kg
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Eur.Ph.9.0<2.2.58>ICP-MS
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Mercury(Hg)
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≤ 0.1 mg/kg -Reg.EC629/2008
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Eur.Ph.9.0<2.2.58>ICP-MS
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Heavy metal
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≤ 10.0 mg/kg
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Eur.Ph.9.0<2.4.8>
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Solvents Residue
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Conform Eur.ph. 9.0 <5,4 > and EC European Directive 2009/32
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Eur.Ph.9.0<2.4.24>
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Pesticides Residues
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Conform Regulations(EC) No.396/2005 including annexes and successive updates Reg.2008/839/CE
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Gas Chromatography
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Aerobic bacteria(TAMC)
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≤1000 cfu/g
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USP39 <61>
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Yeast/Moulds(TAMC)
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≤100 cfu/g
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USP39 <61>
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Escherichia coli:
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Absent in 1g
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USP39 <62>
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Salmonella spp:
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Absent in 25g
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USP39 <62>
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Staphylococcus aureus:
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Absent in 1g
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Listeria Monocytogenens
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Absent in 25g
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Aflatoxins B1
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≤ 5 ppb -Reg.EC 1881/2006
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USP39 <62>
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Aflatoxins ∑ B1, B2, G1, G2
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≤ 10 ppb -Reg.EC 1881/2006
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USP39 <62>
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