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

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Canned and Pickled Vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part VIII :  Specific Quality Standards for Pickled Vegetables

48. Cucumbers

1. Definitions

 

(1) Where used with regard to pickled cucumbers—

 

(a) "curved cucumber" means a whole cucumber that are curved at an angle of more than 350 when measured as illustrated below;

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(b) "defects" means the defects defined in regulation 1 as well as—
(i) poor texture;
(ii) hollow centre; and
(iii) blemishes;

 

 

(c) "hollow centre" means—
(i) in the case of the style whole cucumbers, that the internal cavity is large; and
(ii) in the case of the styles ring cuts and slices, that a third or more of the centre is missing;

 

(d) "misshaped cucumbers" means whole cucumbers, nubbins and other deformed cucumbers as illustrated below;

R2826 S48 image (2)

 

(e) "off colour" means units that vary markedly from the colour typical of the cultivar and type of pack;

 

(f) "poor texture" means excessively shrivelled, very soft or flabby units with very large seeds; and

 

(g) "stem" means any stalk longer than 15 mm.