Adult Basic Education and Training Act, 2000
R 385
Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 2025 - effective July 2025Chapter 8: Post-Harvest Treatment, Loading and Carrying InstructionsPart A: Post-Harvest Treatment and Handling of Specific Perishable Products42. Citrus fruit shipped at ambient temperatures to all destinations |
| (1) | Certain citrus fruit varieties may, with the approval of the Board, be exported at ambient conditions, and shall be designated as a “W-booking” regime. Whenever un-cooled citrus fruit is carried on-board, the letter “W” must appear as a prefix to the carrying temperature regime. |
| (2) | The Board may require the exporter of a consignment in sub-regulation (1) to furnish the Board with quality reports indicating the quality of the citrus fruit upon discharge at the importing country. The Board may require that ambient shipments be discontinued should decay or an increase in rejections due to phytosanitary organisms be noted by the Board. |
| (3) | Un-cooled citrus fruit must be loaded into the container as soon as possible after packing. All pallet caps or tops and interlocking sheets must allow for proper ventilation, and cardboard bins and wooden crates must have ventilation openings at the base and caps at the top to promote convective cooling. |
| (4) | Citrus fruit pulp temperatures shall not exceed 25°C at the time of loading. |
| (5) | Only Super Vent, open top or similar type cartons and bulk bins shall be used for citrus fruit. |
