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

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

Part IV : Inspection Methods and Determination of Deviations

23. Determination of bleached peas

 

The amount of bleached peas in a consignment shall be determined as follows:

(a) Obtain a working sample of 200 g of screened pulses.
(b) Remove all suspected bleached kernels by hand.
(c) Remove the seed coat from suspected kernels to determine the size of the bleached area on the cotyledons and determine the amount thereof.
(d) Such amount represents the amount of bleached pulses in the consignment.