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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

Annexure A

Table 2 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for peas

 

Annexure A

 

Table 2 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for peas

 

NATURE OF DEFECTS

STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF PEAS

CANNING GRADES

WHOLE LENTILS

SPLINT LENTILS

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3
1. Foreign matter

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5
2. Stones and sand

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.5
3. Defective Peas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.1 Insect damaged

0.3

0.8

2.0

0.3

0.8

2.0

0.5

1.0

2.0
3.2 Heat damage

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.2

0.5

1.0

0.2

0.5

1.0
3.3 Damaged peas

2.0

4.0

10.0

2.0

5.0

10.0

2.0

4.0

10.0
3.4 Bleached

2.0

3.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

5.0
3.5 Shrivelled

2.0

4.0

8.0

2.0

4.0

8.0

2.0

4.0

6.0
3.6 Cracked seeds

5.0

8.0

13.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

-

-

-
3.7 Other Classes

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.3

0.8

1.5
3.8 Split peas

0.5

1.0

5.0

0.5

1.0

5.0

-

-

-
3.9 Chips

0.0

0.0

0.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

6.0

9.0

12.0
3.10 White caps

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

2.0

3.0
3.11 Whole peas

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

1.0

2.0
3.12 Sprouts

2.0

3.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

-

-

-
4. Deviations in paragraph (1), (2), (3): provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

2.0

3.5

6.0

2.0

3.5

6.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

 

Explanatory note:

- means not applicable
* means no limit