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

20. Determination of head rice and whole kernel
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The percentage head rice and whole rice kernel in a consignment shall be determined as follows—

 

(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 150 g rice from the collective sample.

 

(b) Remove all the head rice from the working sample and determine the weight thereof.

 

(c) Express the weight thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.

 

(d) Such percentage shall represent the head rice in the consignment concerned.