Acts Online
GT Shield

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

Regulations

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

Part VI : Determination of Percentage Deviations

21. Determination of the percentage heat-damaged wheat

 

The percentage heat-damaged wheat in a consignment of wheat shall be determined as follows:

(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 100 g from a screened sample.
(b) Remove all heat-damaged kernels by hand and determine the mass thereof. Kernels from an additional working sample may also be sensorially assessed (by smelling and tasting the kernels) to confirm suspicion of heat damage.
(c) Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage heat-damaged wheat in the consignment concerned.