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

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Regulations regarding Control over the Sale of Poultry Meat

3. Classes and grades of poultry meat

 

(1) Poultry meat of a type referred to in column 1 of Table 1, shall, subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), be classified according to the classes specified in column 2 of the said table opposite thereto and graded according to the grades specified in column 4 of the said table opposite thereto.

 

(2) Poultry cuts which do not correspond to the class designations of portions referred to in subregulation (1), shall be designated in accordance with normal trade practice: Provided that such designations shall not be confused with the class designations of portions.

 

(3) Poultry carcasses shall be classified as—
(a) spring chicken (poussin), broiler, young turkey or young duck muscovy if the tip of the sternum is flexible; and
(b) hen, cock, turkey, duck or muscovy if the tip of the sternum is rigid or ossified.

[Regulation 3 substituted  by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 988, GG 18155, dated 25 July 1997]

 

(4) Grading shall be done on poultry carcasses only.