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

Regulations

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

Part II : Specific Regulations for Fresh Fruit

(f) Persimmons

Methods of Inspection

24. Determination of internal breakdown and other internal quality defects

 

Internal breakdown and other internal quality defects of persimmons shall be determined as follows:

 

(1) Take as working sample the ten persimmons which are, in the opinion of the inspector, the most likely to have been affected by internal breakdown and other internal quality defects, from the inspection sample obtained.

 

(2) Cut each of the ten persimmons.

 

(3) Calculate the number of persimmons thus found to be affected by internal breakdown and other internal quality defects, as a percentage of the total number of persimmons in the inspection sample.