IS 253 : 2014 Specification for Common Salt

Reaffirmed 2020

1 SCOPE

1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements and methods of sampling and test for common salt for iodization, iron fortification, animal use, preservation, manufacturing medicines and industrial use and common salt for butter and cheese industry (dairy salt). The common salt is not meant for direct human consumption.

2 REFERENCES

The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below.

265 : 1993 Hydrochloric acid - Specification (fourth revision)

460 (Part I) : 1985 Test sieves: Part I Wire cloth testsieves

460 (Part II) : 1985 Test sieves: Part II Perforated plate test sieves

1070 : 1992 Reagent grade water - Specification (third revision)

2088 : 1983 Methods for determination of arsenic

4905 : 1968 Methods for random sampling

7224 : 2006 Iodized salt, vacuum evaporated iodized salt and refined iodized salt - Specification [second revision]