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

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing, and Marking of Table Olives intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Methods of Inspection

18. Working sample size

 

(1) The minimum working sample size taken at random from each container sampled in accordance with regulation 17 shall consist of —
(a) 200 olives for whole, stoned (pitted) or stuffed olives when determining the maximum permissible deviations set out in regulation 19; and
(b) 300 g of olives for broken, chopped, minced, sliced and other segmented styles of olives when determining the maximum permissible deviations set out in regulation 19.

 

(2) In the case of smaller containers where the minimum working sample size stipulated in sub-regulation (1) cannot be attained, the minimum working sample shall consist of the drained contents of each container.