Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Fresh Vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part I : General Regulations

Containers, Packing and Marking Requirements

6. Packing requirements
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(1) Only fresh vegetables of the same quality, cultivar and size, if sizes are prescribed in Part II, shall be packed together in the same container: Provided that different types of fresh vegetables may be packed together in the case of consumer packages.

 

(2) Class 1 in the same container shall be uniform with regard to colour and ripeness unless determined otherwise in Part II.

 

(3) Class 2 and Class 3 in the same container shall be uniform with regard to colour unless determined otherwise in Part II.

 

(4) The visible part of the contents of the container shall be representative of the entire contents.

 

(5) Each container shall be packed firmly and to capacity.

 

(6) Notwithstanding the requirements of subregulations 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and regulations 7, 8 and 9 fresh vegetables shall comply with the packing and sorting requirements set out in Part II for individual fresh vegetable types.