DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Directorate: Food Safety and Quality Assurance Private Bag X343, PRETORIA, 0001 • Tel: (012) 319-6051

CITRUS GRADING MEETING (Dispensation 2008)

Heading / Status
1.Satsumas color print no.5 of set 36 with tolerance of 30% to print no.6 instead of color print no. 5 with a tolerance of 10% to print no.6 / Declined
2.Melogold exported as honey Pomelo / Declined
3. Class 1 Satsuma’s on color plate 6 with a 10% tolerance to color plate 7 / Declined
4. Class 1 Satsumas on color plate 6 with a 10% tolerance to color plate 7 instead of color plate 4 with a 10% tolerance to color plate 5 / Granted
5. Class 1 pink pomelos on minimum green color print 4 with 20% to color print 3 to the Middle East / Granted
6. EXPORT OF CLASS 1 STAR RUBY WITH BRIX OF 8 INSTEAD OF 9 / Declined
7.Class 1 Marsh and Rose grapefruit with minimum juice of 37% instead of 40% / Declined
8.Class 1 satsumas and clementines on color plate 6 chart 36 / Declined
9. CLASS 1 STAR RUBY WITH BRIX OF 8 INSTEAD OF 9 / Declined
10. cartons marked with the wording “Fungicide Imazalil” instead of the prescribed wording “treated with imazalil” / Granted
11. the wording “treated with” on the bottom side of the carton instead of the business side / Granted
12. navels on color print 6 instead of color print 5 with 20% to color print 6 / Granted
13. the wording “treated with” on the bottom side of the carton instead of the business side / Granted
14. the wording “treated with” on the bottom side of the carton instead of the business side / Granted
15. Class 1 Novas with 10% creasing (Instead of the prescribed combined 10%) / Granted
16. EXPORT OF CLASS 1 GRAPEFRUIT IN CARTONS WITHOUT THE WORDS COUNT AND SIZE / Declined
17. the wording “Fungicide Imazalil” instead of the prescribed wording “treated with imazalil” / Granted
18. organic navels on color print 6 instead of color print 5 with 20% to color print 6 / Granted
19. export Class 1 Novas with 10% creasing (Instead of the prescribed combined 10% / Granted
20. Lemons yellower than color plate 1 set 37 to all markets / Granted
21. marsh grapefruit with a ratio of 6.5:1 / Granted
22. Grapefruit with a ratio of 6.5:1 / Granted
23. Class 1 valencia oranges with brix of 8 instead of 8.5 / Declined
24. date code indicated as 28010 and 27050 instead of 8102 and 7502 / Granted
25.Oranges with Ratio of 6:1 instead of the prescribed ratio of 7:1 / Declined
26. Clementines –Nules with an acid of 0.5 instead of 0.6 / Declined
27. export Nardorcott marked as Nadorcott on the cartons / Granted
28. Scarlette (Easy Peelers) with acid level of 2% instead of 1.5% / Declined
29. export a new variety Gusocora Seedless (Valencia type) / Granted
30. Sweet Clementines” printed on the two long sides of the carton / Granted