Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Maize intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IV : Determination of other substances15. Determination of percentage of foreign matter |
The percentage of foreign matter in a consignment of maize shall be determined as follows:
| (a) | Obtain a working sample with a mass of at least 150g from the sample of the consignment. |
| (b) | Remove all foreign matter from the working sample and determine the mass thereof. |
| (c) | Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the total mass of the working sample. |
| (d) | Such percentage shall represent the percentage of foreign matter in the consignment concerned. |