Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Maize intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart I : Quality Standards7. Standards for grades and class of Maize |
All grades and classes of Maize—
| (a) | shall be free from a musty, sour or other undesired odour; |
| (b) | shall be free from animal filth, coal, glass, metal, plastic; |
| (c) | shall be free from a substance which renders it unfit for human consumption or for processing into or utilisation thereof as food or feed; |
| (d) | shall be free from insects; |
| (e) | shall be free from stones which cannot pass through the 6,35 mm round-hole sieve; |
| (f) | shall contain not more than one gram of stones, which can pass through the 6,35 mm round-hole sieve, per 10 kg; |
| (g) | shall contain not more poisonous seeds than permitted in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972); |
| (h) | shall have a moisture content of not more than 14 per cent; and |
| (i) | shall not exceed the maximum percentage of permissible deviation as determined in the table in the Annexure for each grade. |
[Regulation 7 inserted by Correction Notice No. R.4433, GG50203, dated 1 March 2024]
