Implementation of Geneva Conventions Act, 2012
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Bananas intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IIIMethods of Inspection15. Determination of length |
The length of the banana shall be determined as follows:
| (i) | Take as working sample 10 bananas at random from the inspection sample obtained in accordance with regulation 13. |
| (ii) | Determine the length of the bananas with a suitable apparatus. |
| (iii) | The length of the banana shall be measured along the outside (convex) curve from the stem end where it is attached to the stem collar until the blossom end of the banana. |
| (iv) | Calculate the number of bananas thus found to be small and extra large as a percentage of the total number of bananas in the inspection sample. |
