BS 7087-2:1995

This standard BS 7087-2:1995 Herbs and spices ready for food use is classified in these ICS categories:

• 67.220.10 Spices and condiments

This Part of BS 7087 specifies requirements for dried whole thyme, both rubbed thyme and bouquets, processed for food use and derived from one or more of the varieties of the Thymus genus including the following:

1. Thymus capitatus L.
2. Thymus zygia L.
3. Thymus vulgaris L.
4. Thymus serpyllum L.

This Part of BS 7087 also specifies requirements for ground thyme, derived from whole thyme conforming to this standard.

This standard does not apply to material derived wholly or in part from lemon thyme Thymus citriodorus L.

Additional information on further requirements that may be specified in purchase contracts is given in Annex C.