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

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Rice Kernels intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part IV : Determination of other substances and grain composition

16. Determination of undersirable odours and harmful substances
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A sample of a consignment of rice shall be sensorial assessed or chemically analysed in order to determine—

 

(a) whether it has undesirable flavours or odour: Provided that a working sample of unscreened rice 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 rice unfit for human consumption or for processing into utilisation as food or feed.