Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsGrading, Packing and Marking of Canned and Pickled Vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart VII : Specific Quality Standards for Canned Vegetables39. Tomatoes (whole, diced, pieces, sliced and wedges)1. Definitions |
Where used specifically with regard to canned tomatoes of the styles whole, dried, pieces, sliced and wedges—
| (a) | "blemished areas" means areas into which lesions on the surface have penetrated and as a result thereof contrast strongly in colour or texture with the normal tomato tissue and should normally have been removed during processing; |
| (b) | "objectionable core material" means tough and fibrous texture or tomato tissue representing the tomato core that is definitely objectionable as to appearance and edibility; |
| (c) | "peel" (skin) means the residual pieces of skin with a length or more than 5 mm, which adheres to the tomato flesh or is found loose in the container; and |
| (d) | "whole or almost whole" means a tomato of any size in which the contour is not materially altered by coring or trimming: Provided that the unit— |
| (i) | may be readily restored to practically its original conformation; and |
| (ii) | may be slightly cracked or split but not to the extent that there is a substantial loss of shape. |