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

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Fresh Fruits intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part II : Specific Regulations for Fresh Fruit

(g) Pomegranates

Methods of Inspection

26. Determination of internal breakdown and other internal quality defects
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Internal breakdown and other internal quality defects of pomegranates shall be determined as follows:

 

(1)Take as working sample the ten pomegranates which are, in the opinion of the inspector, the most likely to have been affected by internal breakdown and other internal quality defects, from the inspection sample obtained in accordance with regulation 15;

 

(2)Cut each of the ten pomegranates; and

 

(3)Calculate the number of pomegranate thus found to be affected by internal breakdown and other internal quality defects, as a percentage of the total number of pomegranate in the inspection sample.