Designation:D8400−21StandardGuideforAssessingSpoilageofHempSeedIntendedforHumanConsumption1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8400;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONHempseedcontainssignificantamountsofoilandomegafattyacids,andasaresultissusceptibletospoilageandrancidity.High-ranciditylevelscreateanunpalatabletasteandodorandcanresultinunsaleableproduct.Onceinitiated,theseconditionscanquicklyspreadthroughoutaseedlot/batchandmayrenderaloadorstoredlotunfitforhumanconsumption.Othermethodsoftestingincludeanalysisofperoxidevalueandfreefattyacidcontent,butthetimeneededfortheseresultscanhinderproductmovementandleadtomorespoilage.Atimelyandvisualmethodtoassessspoilageisdescribedtoassistdecision-making,productuse,businesstransactions,andimprovedprocessflow.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstherecommendedstepsforavisualassessmentofspoilageinhempseedintendedforhumanconsumption.Additionalrecognizedlaboratorytestscanbecompletedasnecessarytoaugmentthisguide.1.2Thisguideappliestoplantbreeders,hempseedproducers,storagefacilities,laboratories,andprocessors.Thisguidedoesnotapplytohempseedintendedforplanting.1.3Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2....
