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 AfricaQuality Standards5. Standards for classes |
| (1) | Classified and unclassified tomatoes shall, contain no chemical residues that exceed the prescribed maximum residue limit permissible in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972, |
| (2) | Tomatoes which are classified as Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Lowest Class shall comply with the specifications set out in Table 1 of the Annexure. |
| (3) | The extent to which Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Lowest Class tomatoes may deviate from the specifications prescribed in subregulation (2), is determined in accordance with regulations 14, 15, and 16 and as set out in Table 4 of the Annexure. |
| (4) | No consignment of tomato classified as "Class 1", "Class 2", "Class 3" and "Lowest Class" shall contain; |
| (a) | plant injurious organisms of phytosanitary importance as specified by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development; and |
| (b) | Arthropoda infestation including the organisms which according to paragraph (a) do not form part of plant injurious organisms, excluding organisms which may be a source of danger to the human being, on more than 3% of the tomatoes or three free running Arthropoda per pallet load or part thereof in the consignment: Provided that it does not exceed a maximum of one Arthropoda per container . |