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

Regulations

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

Part III

Methods of Inspection

16. Determination of internal deviations

 

Internal deviations in pineapples shall be determined as follows:

 

(1) Take as working sample the pineapples which, in the opinion of the inspector, are the most likely to have been affected by internal deviations from the inspection sample obtained in accordance with regulation 14.

 

(2) Peel the pineapples.

 

(3) Cut each of the pineapples in the length in disks of about 6 mm thick.

 

(4) Calculate the number of pineapples thus found to be affected by internal deviations, as a percentage of the total number of pineapples in the inspection sample.

 

(5) Determine the average percentage of all the inspection samples taken in accordance with regulation 14.