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 VI : Determination of Percentage Deviations

23. Determination of percentage storage fungi infested wheat
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The percentage storage fungi infected wheat in a consignment of wheat shall be determined as follows:

(a)Obtain a working sample of at least 100 g from a screened sample.
(b) Remove all storage fungi infected kernels by hand and determine the mass thereof.
(c) Express the mass thus obtained as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage storage fungi infected wheat in the consignment concerned.