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

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Dried Fruit intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part VIII : Specific Quality Standards for Dried Subtropical Fruit

29. Definitions
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(1)Where used specifically with regard to dried subtropical fruit—

 

(a)"deviations in cut"

means pieces of fruit that differ more than 25% from the mean form or size or mass of the majority of the fruit pieces in a single packet;

 

(b)"subtropical fruit"

means banana, mango, paw-paw (papaya) and pineapple.

 

Quality standards

 

(2)All dried subtropical fruit shall not contain more than 24% moisture.

 

(3)All dried subtropical fruit shall in addition also comply with the general quality standards set out in regulation 5.

 

(4)The following quality factors shall be used to determine the grade for each dried subtropical fruit product concerned:
(a)Blemishes.
(b)Foreign matter.
(c)Grey and black discolouration.
(d)Deviation in cut.
(e)Extraneous vegetable matter.
(f)Retained  core.