Standards for the food and agriculture sector ensure the safety, quality, and sustainability of food products and farming practices. Covering everything from machinery and production to packaging and traceability, they drive innovation, harmonize practices, and tackle global challenges like food security.

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Top standards

ISO 8043

Oriental leaf tobacco — Determination of form and size characteristics

Withdrawn
ISO 8026

Agricultural irrigation equipment — Sprayers — General requirements and test methods

Withdrawn
ISO 8026

Irrigation equipment — Irrigation sprayers — General requirements and test methods

Withdrawn
ISO 8016

Machinery for agriculture — Wheels with integral hub

Reviewed in 2021
CHF 43
ISO 8002

Mechanical vibrations — Land vehicles — Method for reporting measured data

Reviewed in 2023
CHF 65
ISO 7973

Cereals and milled cereal products — Determination of the viscosity of flour — Method using an amylograph

Published in 1992
CHF 65
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