ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 3033-1 First edition 2005-09-01 Oil of spearmint - Part 1: Native type (Mentha spicata L.) Huile essentielle de menthe crepue (ou menthe verte) - Partie 1: Type native (Mentha spicata L.) Reference number ISO 3033-1:2005(E) TSO @ ISO 2005 ISO 3033-1:2005(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The Iso Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademarkof Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ISO2005 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2005 - All riahts reserved ISO 3033-1:2005(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEc Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This first edition of ISO 3033-1, together with ISO 3033-2:2005, ISO 3033-3:2005 and ISO 3033-4:2005 cancels and replaces IsO 3033:1988, which has been technically revised. Part 1: Native type (Mentha spicata L.) Part 2: Chinese type (80 % and 60 %) (Mentha viridis L. var. crispa Benth.), redistilled oil Part 3: Indian type (Mentha spicata L.), redistilled oil Part 4: Scotch variety (Mentha × gracilis Sole) ahts reserved ii INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 3033-1:2005(E Oil of spearmint Part 1: Native type (Mentha spicata L.) Scope 3 Terms and definitions This part of ISO 3033 specifies certain characteristics For the purposes of this document, the following of the oil of spearmint, native type (Mentha spicata L.), terms and definitions apply. in order to facilitate assessment of its quality. 3.1 oil of spearmint, native type Normative references essential oil obtained by steam distillation from the fresh above-ground parts of the flowering plant of Mentha spicata L., of the Lamiaceae family The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. NOTE For information on the CAS number, see For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the ISO/TR21092. referenced do