2. Bakery and Cereal Products

2.1. Family 02.01 – Cereals and Cereal Type Products

Group	Type	Type id	Guidance
Cereal Grains	Cereal Grain	02.01.01.01	Cereal Grains Type is for grains of cereal which may or may not have been de-husked but which have not gone through any further processing. Rice should not be included in this Type. It should not contain manufactured food products of any sort.
Breakfast Cereal	Prepared Breakfast Cereal	02.01.02.01	Prepared Breakfast Cereal Type includes all prepared products such as Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies etc intended to be eaten as part of breakfast. It should not include porridge oats but prepared “instant” porridge products should be included here.
	Muesli	02.01.02.02	Muesli Type includes mixtures of cereals and fruit normally eaten for breakfast. The reason for separating this out from other breakfast cereals is that the nature of the product is such that it will frequently require a different type of analysis.
	Porridge Oats and Oatmeal	02.01.02.03	Porridge Oats and Oatmeal Type has been introduced as samples of this type of product were being classified into several different locations in the category tree. Providing a specific location will prevent this continuing to happen. Only porridge oats and oatmeal should be included here; prepared “instant” porridge products should be classified as Prepared Breakfast Cereals.
Pasta and Pasta Products	Spaghetti	02.01.04.01	Spaghetti Type including dry spaghetti and also products which are characterised by the presence of spaghetti such as Spaghetti Bolognaise.
	Macaroni	02.01.04.02	Macaroni Type includes dry macaroni and also products which are characterised by the presence of macaroni such as Macaroni and Cheese.
	Semolina	02.01.04.03	Semolina Type Includes dry semolina and products characterised by the presence of semolina.
	Couscous	02.01.04.04	Couscous Type has been retired as such products are not being sampled in sufficient numbers to justify them being separately categorised. Any samples should be included in the Pasta and Pasta Products – Other type.
	Lasagne	02.01.04.05	Lasagne Type includes dry lasagne and also products which are characterised by the presence of Lasagne
	Pasta and Pasta Products- Other	02.01.04.99	Pasta and Pasta Products - Other Type should be used for all other dry pastas and pasta products that cannot be better categorised in any of the other types. A large number of disparate food products are likely to be included in this type but none are sufficiently predominant to justify a separate Type being created.
Rice and Rice Products	Rice - cooked	02.01.05.01	Rice – cooked Type is for all types of cooked rice and in particular will be used for samples collected during inspections of food premises. When taken from take-away and restaurant premises this type should be used when rice is sampled on its own; the Prepared Meals types should only be used if the rice is sampled as part of a prepared meal consisting of at least two food components.
	Rice - uncooked	02.01.05.02	Rice – uncooked Type is to be used for all types of uncooked rice
	Rice Products - Other	02.01.05.99	Rice Products – Other Type includes all prepared foods where rice is a characterising ingredient. Rice Crackers should be included here.
Cereal and Cereal Type Products - Other	Cereal and Cereal Type Products - Other	02.01.99.01	Cereal Products – Other Type should be used for all cereal products that are cannot be more specifically categorised elsewhere. It should not be used for porridge oats, oatmeal and cereal bars for which there are specific Types. Buckwheat should be included here.