Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Quality, Grading, Packing and Marking of Tomatoes intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaSampling Procedures12. Obtaining a sample |
| (1) | At least two percent of the containers in a consignment shall be drawn at random for inspection purposes and an inspector shall be satisfied that the containers so drawn are representative of the consignment concerned. An inspector shall obtain a sample from a consignment by— |
| (a) | in the case of tomatoes packed in containers— |
| (i) | draw at least two percent of containers and satisfy him or herself that the containers abstracted are representative of the consignment concerned; and |
| (ii) | taking as inspection sample 25 tomatoes from each container obtained in subparagraph (i), or the entire contents of the containers if the containers contain less than 25 tomatoes; and |
| (b) | in the case of tomatoes kept or displayed for sale in loose quantities— |
| (i) | taking separate samples from the various classes and size groups which have been identified; and |
| (ii) | taking as inspection sample at least 25 tomatoes at random from each quantity mentioned in subparagraph (i), or all the tomatoes if the number is less than 25 tomatoes. |
| (2) | Each sample that is taken in accordance with the provisions of subregulation (1) shall be deemed to be representative of the quantity of tomatoes from which the samples have been taken. |