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

Annexure A

Table 1 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for lentils
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Annexure A

 

Table 1 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for lentils

 

NATURE OF DEFECTS

STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF LENTILS

CANNING GRADES

WHOLE LENTILS

SPLIT LENTILS

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Grade

1

Grade

2
1.Foreign matter

0.2

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.5

1.0

0.2

0.5
2.Stones and sand

0.10

0.2

0.3

0.10

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.3
3.Defective lentils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.1Heat damage

0.2

0.5

1.0

0.2

0.5

1.0

0.2

0.5
3.2Damaged lentils

2.0

3.0

3.5

2.0

3.5

5.0

2.0

3.5
3.3Insect damage

0.3

0.8

1.5

0.3

0.8

1.5

0.3

0.8
3.4Sprouted

2.0

3.0

3.5

2.0

3.5

5.0

2.0

3.5
3.5Other classes

3.0

8.0

8.0

3.0

8.0

8.0

3.0

8.0
4.Deviations in paragraph (1), (2), (3): provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

3.5

8.5

8.5

3.5

8.5

8.5

3.0

8.0

 

Explanatory note:

- means not applicable
* means no limit