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 IV : Determination of other substances and grain composition22. Determination of percentage heat damaged kernels, damaged kernels, immature, chalky kernels, red kernels, red-streaked kernels and waxy rice in all rice types |
DETERMINATION OF DEFECTIVE KERNELS
The percentage of the heat damaged kernels, damaged kernels, immature or malformed kernels, chalky kernels, waxy kernels, red kernels and red-streaked kernels in all rice types shall be determined as follows—
| (a) | Obtain a working sample of at least 200g rice from the collective sample. |
| (b) | Remove all heat damaged kernels, damaged kernels, immature, the chalky kernels, waxy kernels, red kernels and red-streaked kernels separately from the working sample. |
| (c) | Separately weigh each of the identified defective kernels from each other Express the respective weight thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample. |
| (e) | Such percentage shall represent the percentage damaged kernels, immature kernels, heat damaged kernels, chalky kernels, waxy kernels, red kernels and red-streaked kernels in the consignment concerned |