Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsGrading, Packing and Marking of Rice Kernels intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart III : Methods of Inspection13. Sampling by hand |
The sampling of a consignment by hand shall be done as follows—
| (a) | Open the containers in the consignment that have to be sampled. |
| (b) | Insert the open hand wearing a clean new latex glove into such container or the loose quantity concerned, close the hand into a fist and thereafter withdraw it evenly. |
| (c) | Place the material enclasped by hand in a suitable collecting tray. |
| (d) | Repeat the procedure described in paragraph (b), alternatively, at various depths in the containers or loose quantities concern and place the material thus removed in the collecting tray referred to in paragraph (c). |
| (e) | Take more or less equal quantities or material from each container sampled. |
| (f) | Thoroughly mix the material thus obtained and divides it by means of a sample divider to obtain a sample of at least 1kg of material. |