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 VIII : Specific Quality Standards for Pickled Vegetables48. Cucumbers1. Definitions |
| (1) | Where used with regard to pickled cucumbers— |
| (a) | "curved cucumber" means a whole cucumber that are curved at an angle of more than 350 when measured as illustrated below; |
| (b) | "defects" means the defects defined in regulation 1 as well as— |
| (i) | poor texture; |
| (ii) | hollow centre; and |
| (iii) | blemishes; |
| (c) | "hollow centre" means— |
| (i) | in the case of the style whole cucumbers, that the internal cavity is large; and |
| (ii) | in the case of the styles ring cuts and slices, that a third or more of the centre is missing; |
| (d) | "misshaped cucumbers" means whole cucumbers, nubbins and other deformed cucumbers as illustrated below; |
| (e) | "off colour" means units that vary markedly from the colour typical of the cultivar and type of pack; |
| (f) | "poor texture" means excessively shrivelled, very soft or flabby units with very large seeds; and |
| (g) | "stem" means any stalk longer than 15 mm. |