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

Regulations

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

Part III : Sampling

13. General

 

(1) A sample of a consignment shall for the purpose of the application of these  regulations be obtained by—
(a) in the case of pulses in retail quantities packed in containers,
(i) randomly taking from the number of containers concerned, at least the applicable number of containers mentioned in column 2 of Table below; and

 

Sampling Plan

1

Number of Containers

2

Minimum number of containers to be selected at random

Less than 10

2

11 to 50

4

More than 50

6

 

(ii) sampling each such container by hand in the manner set out in regulation 14: Provided that if the contents per container is 1 kg or less, the total contents of all the chosen containers will be taken as sample;
(b) in the case of pulses in bulk quantities—
(i) sampling each bag in that consignment with a grain probe as contemplated in regulation 15 or by hand as contemplated in regulation 12 if it consists of 100 bags or less; or
(ii) by otherwise sampling at least 10 per cent of the bags in that consignment chosen at random, but with a minimum of 100 bags, with a grain probe as contemplated in regulation 15 or by hand as contemplated in regulation 14. Provided that at least 25 bags in a consignment shall be sampled and where a consignment  consist of less than 25 bags, all bags in that consignment shall be sampled.

 

(2) A sample taken in terms of this regulation is considered to be representative of the consignment from which it was obtained.