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

Regulations

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

Tables

Table 3 : Maximum Permissible Deviations by Number

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Table 3 : Maximum Permissible Deviations by Number

 

Quality Factor

Class 1

Class 2

Lowest Class

1.Decay

6%

12%

20%

2.Injuries, cracks, internal heat damage, yellow spot, winter spot, bruises, glassiness, as well as unspecified internal quality defects, individually

10%

15%

*

3.Sunburn, blemishes, dust deposits and defects with regard to crown or stem, as well as any unspecified external defects, individually

10%

15%

*

4.Black spot
(a)Dry Spot
(b)Wet Spot

 

10%

10%

 

20%

15%

 

*

*

5.Black heart

10%

15%

*

6.Minimum and maximum colour

15%

20%

*

7. Visible chemical residues

3%

6%

*

8. Minimum Mass

10%

15%

*

9. Lack of uniformity in size in the same container

10%

15%

*

10. Deviation from packing and marking requirements

10%

15%

 

11. Foreign matter

10%

15%

*

12.Deviations in items 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 of this table, including unspecified internal and external deviations, collectively: Provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

15%

20%

*

 

* Denotes no specifications