Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Potatoes intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart I : Quality Standards5. Standards for classes |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2) potatoes which are classified as Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Lowest Class shall comply with the specifications set out in Table 1 of Annexure A and depicted in the colour plates. |
| (2) | The maximum extent to which Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 potatoes may deviate from the specifications prescribed in subregulation (1) are determined in accordance to subregulation (3) and are set out in Table 3 of Annexure A. |
| (3) | The extent to which Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 potatoes deviates from the prescribed specifications shall be determined as follows: |
| (a) | examine the tubers in the sample of the consignment sensorially and on the basis of the colour plates in order to determine whether such deficiencies occur thereon or therein: Provided that any tuber from the sample referred to in regulation 9(2) with suspected internal deficiencies may be dissected for the purpose of a confirmation or otherwise of the observation concerned; |
| (b) | determine with regard to each of the separate quality factors mentioned in subregulation (2) the mass of the potatoes that deviate from the prescribed specifications; and |
| (c) | express the mass determined in paragraph (b) as a percentage of the net mass of the container of potatoes, such percentage represents the extent to which potatoes with the deviation concerned are present in such container: Provided that in the case of internal quality defects the degree of deviation shall be determined as a percentage of 3 kg. |