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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 VII : Specific Quality Standards for Dried Deciduous Fruit

26. Pears - Halves (with or without Core) and Segments

 

(1)

(a) Dried pear halves without core shall be prepared from peeled or unpeeled and cleanly cut pear halves, of which the core has been removed.
(b) Dried pear halves with core shall—
(i) be prepared from  peeled or  unpeeled  and bleached  pears  of the  variety Williams' Bon Chretien (Barlett) or any other suitable varieties;
(ii) be cleanly cut; and
(iii) be presented as Standard Grade and Sub-Standard Grade only.
(c) Dried pear segments shall—
(i) be prepared from unpeeled, bleached and cored pears; and
(ii) be cleanly cut.

 

Sizing

 

(2)        Sizing of dried pear halves is optional: Provided that if sized, the following  provisions shall apply:

 

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