A-A-20041
February 8, 1989
SUPERSEDING
A-A-20041
August 17, 1981
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
SALT, TABLE, IODIZED
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description in preference to Federal Specification S-S-31.
This Commercial Item Description (CID) covers iodized table salt, packed in commercially acceptable containers suitable for use by the Federal Government.
Salient Characteristics.
The salt shall be white, free-flowing fine granulated, and shall be derived from evaporated salt sources. Tine salt shall contain one or more effective anticaking agents. The finished product shall contain no more than 0.1 percent moisture, by weight, and shall contain not less than 97.5 percent sodium chloride on a moisture-free basis. The iodized salt shall contain not less than 0.006 percent nor more than 0.01 percent potassium iodide with suitable stabilizers, the quantity of which shall be limited by the sodium chloride requirement.
Analytical requirements.
Chemical analyses shall be made in accordance with the following methods in the latest edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
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Test |
Chapter and Section |
Method |
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Moisture |
Chapter: Waters; and Salt Section: Salt |
Moisture |
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Sodium chloride |
Chapter: Waters; and Salt Section: Salt |
Chloride (calculated as sodium chloride) |
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Iodine |
Chapter: Waters; and Salt Section: Salt |
Iodine in Iodized Salt |
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