ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 4149 Second edition 2005-03-01 Green coffee Olfactory and visual examination and determination of foreign matter and defects Cafe vert Examens olfactif et visuel, et determination des matieres étrangeres et des défauts Reference number ISO 4149:2005(E) Copyright International Organization for Standardization @ISO2005 itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 4149:2005(E) PDF disclaimer 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 trademark of 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 Copyightinteratinal organization for Standardization @ ISO 2005 - All rights reserved nitted without licensefromIHS Not for Resale ISO 4149:2005(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: /withthe 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 The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards 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 ISO 4149 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34, Food products, Subcommittee SC 15, Coffee This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (isO 4149:1980), which has been technically revised Copyright Intematinal Organization for Standardizalon'ghts reserved maaaiandardizato orneworkingmitedwithout licene fromH Not for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO4149:2005(E) Green coffee Olfactory and visual examination and determination of foreign matter and defects Scope This International Standard specifies methods for the olfactory and visual examination and for the determination of foreign matter and defects in green coffee from all origins, in order to assess conformity with a specification or a contract. These methods can also be used for determining one or more of the characteristics of green coffee with an impact on coffee quality for technical, commercial, administrative and arbitration purposes, and for quality control or quality inspection. This International Standard is applicable to green coffee as defined in IsO 3509. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents