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

18. Determination of foreign matter, stones and sand
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The percentage foreign matter, stones and sand in a consignment of rice shall be determined as follows—

 

(a) Obtain a working sample of 200g of rice from the collective sample of the consignment.

 

(b) Remove all the foreign matter, other classes, all the stones and sand separately from the working sample and determine the respective masses thereof.

 

(c) Express the masses thus determined, as percentages of 200g.

 

(d) Such percentages shall respectively represent the percentage of foreign matter, other classes, the percentage of stones and sand in the consignment concerned.