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

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

Tables

Table 3 : Maximum Permissible Deviations

 

Table 3 : Maximum Permissible Deviations

 

Quality factors

Class 1

Class 2

Lowest Class
1. Decay

5%

8%

0%
2. Cigar end rot
(a) Minor
(b) Light
(c) Major

 

10%

10%

10%

 

15%

15%

15%

 

20%

20%

20%
3. Stem collar decay

5%

10%

20%
4. Cold damage

15%

20%

*
5. Injuries

10%

16%

*
6. Blemishes

15%

20%

*
7. Size

15%

20%

*
8. Ripeness (overripe or unripe)

10%

20%

*
9. Foreign matter

15%

20%

*
10. Any other internal or external quality defects

10%

15%

*
11. Deviations in item 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this table collectively: Provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

15%

20%

*

 

*No specification

 

[Table 3 substituted by Notice No. 700, GG 40996, dated 21 July 2017]