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

Regulations

Purchase

(1)	Table olives shall be presented as one of the following styles:

(a)

Olives:

(i)	Whole olives: Shall consist of whole table olives, with or without their stems, which have their natural shape and from which the pit has not been removed.

(ii)	Cracked olives: Shall consist of whole table olives subjected to a process whereby the flesh is opened without breaking the pit which remains whole and intact inside the fruit.

(iii)

Split olives: Shall consist of whole table olives that are split lengthwise by cutting into the skin and part of the flesh, without removing the pit.

(b)	Pitted olives:

(i)	Pitted olives: Shall consist of table olives from which the pit has been removed and which basically retain their natural shape.

(ii)	Halved olives: Shall consist of pitted or stuffed table olives sliced into two approximately equal parts, perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the fruit.

(iii)

Sliced olives: Shall consist of pitted or stuffed table olives sliced into segments of fairly uniform thickness.

(iv)	Chopped or minced olives: Shall consist of small pieces of pitted table olives of no definite shape and practically devoid (no more than 5 per 100 of such units by weight) of identifiable stem-insertion units as well as of slice fragments.

(v)	Broken olives: Shall consist of table olives that are broken while being pitted or stuffed: Provided that they may contain pieces of the stuffing material.

(c)	Stuffed olives: Shall consist of pitted table olives stuffed either with one or more suitable products (e.g. pimiento, onion, almond, celery, anchovy, olive, orange or lemon peel, hazelnut and capers) or with edible pastes.

(2)	Any other presentation of the product shall be permitted, provided that the product—

(a)	is sufficiently distinctive from other forms of presentation laid down in this regulation;

(b)	meets all relevant requirements of this regulation, including requirements relating to limitations on defects, drained mass, and any other requirements which are applicable to that style which most closely resembles the style or styles intended to be provided for under this provision; and

(c)	is adequately described on the container or label to avoid confusing or misleading the consumer.