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

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Peaches and Nectarines intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Tables

Table 2 : Maximum Permissible Deviations by Number
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Maximum permissible deviations allowable by number per container are as follows:

 

Quality factors

Class 1

Class 2

Lowest Class
(a)Decay

 

2%

 

4%

 

10%

 
(b)Injuries

 

8%

 

12%

 

20%

 
(c)Torn-out stems

 

10%

 

15%

 

-

 
(d)Visible chemical residues

 

2%

 

4%

 

6%

 
(e)Bruises, skin cracks, cavities in the flesh and around the stone or unspecified progressive defects

 

10%

 

15%

 

-

 
(f)Woolly fruit, cold damage

 

0%

 

4%

 

12%

 
(g)Discoloured tip

 

10%

 

15%

 

25%

 
(h)Unripe

 

10%

 

15%

 

-

 
(i)Blemishes, Western flower thrip damage (silvering), hail marks, malformation appearance, foreign matter (leaves and spurs, unattached stems in containers, dust deposits and others) plant-seeds, individually

 

10%

 

15%

 

25%

 
(j)Visible split stones

 

10%

 

15%

 

-

 
(k)Slip skin

 

8%

 

12%

 

20%

 
(l)Deviations from packing requirements

 

10%

 

15%

 

-

 
(m)Minimum diameter (too small)

 

10%

 

15%

 

-

 
(n)Deviations in items (b) ,(c) and (e) of this table collectively: Provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

 

10%

 

15%

 

25%

 
(o)Deviations in items (i) , (j) and (k) of this table, including unspecified defects, collectively: Provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

15%

 

20%

 

30%

 

NOTE:

-No specification