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 2 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for peas
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Annexure A

 

Table 2 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for peas

 

NATURE OF DEFECTS

STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF PEAS

CANNING GRADES

WHOLE LENTILS

SPLINT LENTILS

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3
1.Foreign matter

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5
2.Stones and sand

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5
3.Defective Peas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.1Insect damaged

0.3

0.8

2.0

0.3

0.8

2.0

0.5

1.0

2.0
3.2Heat damage

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.2

0.5

1.0

0.2

0.5

1.0
3.3Damaged peas

2.0

4.0

10.0

2.0

5.0

10.0

2.0

4.0

10.0
3.4Bleached

2.0

3.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

5.0
3.5Shrivelled

2.0

4.0

8.0

2.0

4.0

8.0

2.0

4.0

6.0
3.6Cracked seeds

5.0

8.0

13.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

-

-

-
3.7Other Classes

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.3

0.8

1.5
3.8Split peas

0.5

1.0

5.0

0.5

1.0

5.0

-

-

-
3.9Chips

0.0

0.0

0.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

6.0

9.0

12.0
3.10White caps

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

2.0

3.0
3.11Whole peas

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

1.0

2.0
3.12Sprouts

2.0

3.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

-

-

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

2.0

3.5

6.0

2.0

3.5

6.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

 

Explanatory note:

- means not applicable
* means no limit