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

Regulations

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

Part IV : Inspection Methods and Determination of Deviations

19. Determination of foreign matter content, other classes, stones and sand content

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The percentages of foreign matter, other classes, stones and sand in a consignment of pulses shall be determined as follows:

(a)Prepare a working sample by measuring off 1 kg of material from the 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 1 kg.
(d)Such percentages shall respectively represent the percentage of foreign matter, other classes, the percentage of stones and sand in the consignment concerned.