Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Soft Wheat intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part V : Determination of Class, Hectolitre Mass and Moisture Content

15. Determination of moisture content
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The moisture content of a consignment wheat may be determined by any suitable method: Provided that the results thus obtained is in accordance with the maximum permissible deviation for a class 1 moisture meter as detailed in ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 7700/1 based on the results of the 72 hour, 103°C oven dried method [the latest revision of the AACCI (American Association for Cereal Chemists International) Method 44-15A].