This Malaysian Standard was developed by the Technical Committee on Fats and Oils under the authority of the Food and Food Products Industry Standards Committee. Development of this standard was carried out by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) which is the Standards-Writing Organisation (SWO) appointed by SIRIM Berhad to develop standards for palm oil products, oil-based food products, oleochemicals, palm kernel products and oil palmbasedproducts.This Malaysian Standard is the second revision of MS 814, Specification for palm oil which was published in 1983 and amended in 1984 and 1994.The major modifications in this revision are as follows:a) Table 1 which specifies "the identity characteristics for palm oil" has been changed to"guideline identity characteristics for palm oil". In addition, the mean and standard deviation of the identity characteristics are included.b) Table 2, which specifies the quality requirements for palm oil product, has been streamlined with the crude palm oil being categorised into two instead of three categories.This Malaysian Standard cancels and replaces MS 814: 1994, Specification for palm oil.Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legalobligations.STANDARDS MALAYSIA 2007 - All rights reserved iiiPALM OIL - SPECIFICATIONThis Malaysian Standard prescribes requirements for crude and processed palm oil.2. Normative referencesThe following normative references are indispensable for the application of this standard. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative references (including any amendments) applies.MS 1231, Method of sampling for palm oil and palm oil productsMS 817, Method of test for palm oil and palm oil products related seriesMalaysian Food Regulations 1985