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 AfricaMethods of Inspection15. Determination of size variations |
The size variation shall where applicable be determined as follows:
(a) | Measure the diameter of each tomato in the inspection sample concerned. |
(b) | Calculate the average diameter of the tomatoes in that inspection sample. |
(c) | Determine the number of tomatoes in that inspection sample of which the diameter differs with more than 10 mm from the average thus calculated. |
(d) | Express the number thus determined as a percentage of the total number of tomatoes in that inspection sample, which percentage represents the extent to which tomatoes with unacceptable size variations occur in the sample. |