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

Regulations

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

Part IV : Determination of other substances

13. Determination of undesirable odours and harmful substances
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A sample of a consignment of maize shall be sensorially assessed or chemically analysed in order to determine—

 

(a)whether it has a musty, sour, or other undesirable odour: Provided that a working sample of unscreened maize that is ground in a grain mill to a fine meal may be used for the determination concerned; and

 

(b)whether it contains a substance that renders the maize unfit for human consumption or for processing into or for utilisation as food or feed.