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

21. Determination of the percentage damaged pulses
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The percentage damaged pulses in a consignment shall be determined as follows:

(a)Obtain a working sample of at least 250 g of un-screened pulses.
(b)Remove all damaged pulses by hand separately from the working sample and determine the respective masses thereof.
(c)Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.
(d)Such percentage represents the percentage damaged pulses in the consignment.