GOST 16834-81 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 16834-81 — "Орехи фундука. Технические условия" (English title often rendered as "Nuts of giant filbert. Specifications"). National (Soviet / interstate) standard that sets quality, acceptance, testing, packing, marking and storage requirements for hazelnuts (cultivated filbert) intended for fresh consumption and industrial processing.

Abstract

GOST 16834-81 establishes product grades, organoleptic and physical requirements, sampling and test methods, limits for defects and contamination, and requirements for packaging, marking, transportation and storage of hazelnuts (Corylus spp., cultivated varieties). The standard was approved in 1981, entered into force in 1982 and was later amended to include requirements on toxic elements, aflatoxin B and pesticide information.

General information

• Status: Historically an interstate (GOST) standard adopted in the USSR. It has been amended and its application in the Russian Federation has been subject to administrative updates (see "Is it current or superseded?" below for details).
• Publication date: Approved 23 July 1981; entered into force 1 July 1982; Amendment No.1 approved 12 September 1990 (entered into force 1 January 1991).
• Publisher: Adopted by the USSR State Committee for Standards (Gosstandart USSR); subsequently maintained/republished by national standards bodies of the CIS and Russian Federation (Rosstandart) and included in collections of GOSTs.
• ICS / categories: 67.080 (Fruits; vegetables and their processed products — includes nuts); OKP reference recorded in sources as 97 6142.
• Edition / version: GOST 16834-81 (original 1981 edition) with Amendment No.1 (1990). Later reprints and republications (e.g., collections or reissues) exist.
• Number of pages: Typically published as a short specification document (commonly shown as 5–7 pages depending on the publisher/reprint; many catalogues list 6 pages).

Scope

The standard applies to nuts of cultivated hazel (filbert/hazelnut varieties, e.g., Corylus maxima) intended for consumption in the fresh state and for industrial processing. It covers grading by commercial quality, limits for defective and foreign materials, organoleptic and physical parameters, permissible levels for contaminants as added by amendment, sampling and laboratory test procedures, and requirements for packaging, marking, transportation and storage.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of product and botanical scope (cultivated filbert/hazelnut).
• Commercial grades (typically: highest, first and second grade) and acceptance criteria.
• Organoleptic requirements: appearance, smell, taste, absence of mustiness or foreign odors.
• Physical parameters: average nut mass, kernel yield (outturn), allowable fractions of undersized, immature, damaged, mouldy or infested nuts.
• Limits for moisture content and prescribed laboratory methods for determination.
• Requirements on contaminants added by Amendment No.1: toxic elements, aflatoxin B and pesticide-related documentation (e.g., certificate of pesticide use and date of last treatment).
• Sampling rules and test methods (sampling by layers, composite samples, quartering, specified sample sizes and laboratory procedures).
• Packaging, marking, storage and transportation rules (permitted package types, net mass limits, labelling items, storage temperature and humidity recommendations).

Typical use and users

Used by hazelnut growers, packers, food processors, quality-control and testing laboratories, food safety/regulatory authorities, procurement specialists and trading companies. Also used by exporters/importers and standardization departments to specify product acceptance, sampling and testing procedures for commercial and regulatory purposes.

Related standards

References cited within the standard include other GOSTs that set test-method equipment and food-handling rules (examples appearing in the standard's references: GOST 24104 for balances/weights, GOST 2226 for paper packaging, GOST 25336 for desiccators and sampling equipment, and various hygienic and analytical-method standards). GOST 16834-71 is the earlier version replaced by GOST 16834-81. For packaging, sampling and analytical details, users normally consult the specific GOSTs referenced in clause lists of the document.

Keywords

GOST 16834-81; hazelnut; filbert; nuts; specifications; quality grades; sampling; testing methods; kernel yield; moisture; aflatoxin; pesticides; packaging; Corylus maxima.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 16834-81 is an interstate (GOST) specification titled "Орехи фундука. Технические условия" (Nuts of giant filbert — Specifications) that sets quality, sampling, testing and packing requirements for cultivated hazelnuts.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers product definition, commercial grades, organoleptic and physical requirements, limits for defects and contamination, sampling and analytical methods, and packaging/marking/storage/transport requirements. Amendment No.1 (approved 12 September 1990, in force 1 January 1991) added requirements addressing toxic elements, aflatoxin B and pesticide information.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Producers, processors and packers of hazelnuts; quality-control and testing laboratories; procurement and specification writers; regulatory agencies and trading partners who need a standardized specification for acceptance and testing of hazelnuts.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The standard was approved on 23 July 1981 and entered into force on 1 July 1982; it was amended (Amendment No.1 approved 12 September 1990, effective 1 January 1991). Its administrative status has varied by jurisdiction and over time: some national registries list it as active or available for voluntary application; regulatory authorities have issued orders restoring its voluntary use for certain subjects (for example, an administrative order in the Russian Federation in 2014 restored application in part for industrial-processing requirements). Because national adoption and forced/applicability status can change, verify the current legal/applicability status with the relevant national standards body or official standards registry before relying on it for regulatory compliance.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It replaces the earlier GOST 16834-71 for hazelnuts and is one of many GOSTs covering fruits, nuts and dried fruit products (category ICS 67.080). It also cross-references other GOSTs that define testing apparatus, packaging and analytical procedures.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Hazelnut, filbert, nuts, specification, quality grades, sampling, kernel yield, moisture, aflatoxin, pesticides, packaging, GOST 16834-81.