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

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Maize intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part IV : Determination of other substances

13. Determination of undesirable odours and harmful substances
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A sample of a consignment of maize shall be sensorially assessed or chemically analysed in order to determine—

 

(a)whether it has a musty, sour, or other undesirable odour: Provided that a working sample of unscreened maize that is ground in a grain mill to a fine meal may be used for the determination concerned; and

 

(b)whether it contains a substance that renders the maize unfit for human consumption or for processing into or for utilisation as food or feed.