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 I : General Requirements

Table 2 : Maximum Permissible Deviations by Number
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Table 2 : Maximum Permissible Deviations by Number

 

Quality defect

Class 1

Class 2

Lowest Class
1.Decay

5%

10%

20%
2.Injuries

10%

15%

-
3.Bruises, and bleeding

10%

15%

-
4.Maturity (overripe or unripe)

10%

20%

-
5.Blemishes, cochenille stains and damage, sunburn, hail marks, wilting and cold damage

15%

20%

-
6.Foreign matter

15%

20%

-
7.Malformation

15%

20%

-
8.Long stems

15%

20%

-
9.Shrivelling

15%

20%

-
10.Deviations from packing and marking requirements

20%

30%

-
11.Deviations in items 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of this table collectively: Provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

20%

30%

-
12.Any other internal or external quality defects not mentioned above

10%

15%

-

 

-No applicable quality standards.