Abstract

This Uganda Standard provides hygienic practices applicable to groundnuts, also known as peanuts, monkey nuts or earth nuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). It contains the minimum requirements of hygiene for farm handling, transportation, storage, in-shell operations and commercial shelling. It covers all types and forms of raw, dried groundnuts (peanuts) in-shell and shelled. (This standard cancels and replaces US CODEX/RCP 22:1979, Code of hygienic practice for groundnuts (peanuts) which is being reissued). This standard was PUBLISHED on 2014-07-31.