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

Regulations

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

Annexures

Annexure A

Table 3 : Maximum permissible deviations

 

Annexure A

 

Table 3 : Maximum Permissible Deviations

 

QUALITY FACTOR

CLASS 1

%

(m/m)

CLASS 2

%

(m/m)

CLASS 3

%

(m/m)
(a) Decay

2%

3%

5%

(b)        Wet or soiled by decayed tubers

5%

10%

15%

(c)        Tomato spotted wilt virus

4%

8%

12%

(d)        Malformed

10%

15%

20%
(e) External quality defects including those mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) and (c) but excluding those mentioned in paragraph (d): Provided that such deviations are individually within the limits as specified above

5%

10%

20%
(f) Internal quality defects including mixed cultivars but excluding those mentioned in paragraph (a)

4%

8%

12%
(g) Deviations in paragraphs (e) and (f) collectively: Provided that such deviations are individually within the limits as specified above

8%

15%

25%
(h) Size group deviations (too large and too small)

10%

15%

*
(i) Size group deviations (too large and too small collectively)

10%

25%

*

 

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