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

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Regulations regarding the Classification and Marking of Meat intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Classification of Pig Carcasses

10. Classes of pig carcasses

 

(1) Pig carcasses shall be classified as "Sucking pig", "Class P", "Class 0", "Class R", "Class C", "Class U", "Class S", "Sausage pig" or "Rough" as stipulated in Table 3, read together with regulations 11 to 14.

 

(2) The classification of a pig carcass shall be done on the whole carcass or on a side thereof.

 

(3) The classification shall take place on the day of slaughter.

 

(4) The white light intensity at the point of classification shall be at least 540 lux.

 

(5) The percentage deviations allowed for classification at the abattoir and in the case of complaints received with regard to deviations in trade, are indicated in Table 5.