DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , FORESTRY AND FISHERIES  
 
No. R.  
 
AGR ICUL TURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT NO. 119 OF  1990  
 
 
REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE GRADING, PACKING  AND MARKING OF  
BREAD  WHEAT INTENDED FOR SALE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH  AFRICA  
 
The Minister of Agricu lture, Forestry and Fisheries , acting under section 15 of the Agricultural Prod uct 
Standards Act  119 of 1990, has 
 
(a) made the regulations in the Schedule;  
 
(b) determined that the said regulations shall come into operations on the date of publication ; 
and  
 
(c) read together with section 3(1)  of the said Act, repealed the r egulations  published by 
Government Notice  Nos. R. 905 of 10 July 1998, R. 1421 of 6 November 1998, R.876 of 
14 September 2001 , R. 979 of July 2002, R.1210 of  29 August 2003 , R1186 o f 
December 2010 and R.64 of 29 January 2016.  
 
SCHEDULE  
 
Definitions  
 
1. Unless the context otherwise indicates, any word or expression in these regulations to which a 
meaning has been assigned in the A ct shall have that meaning, and -- 
 
"animal filth" means dea d rodents, dead birds and dung;  
 
“bag”  means a bag manufacture d from --  
 
(a) jute or phormium or a mixture of jute and phormium; or  
 
(b) polyprop ylene that complies with SAN S specification CKS632  1246:2012 ; 
 
“bulk container”  means any vehicle or container in whic h bulk wheat is stored or transported;  
 
"consignment " means -- 
 
(a) a quantity of wheat of the same class, which belongs to the same owner, delivered at any 
one time under cover of the same consignment note, delivery note or receipt note, or 
delivered by t he same vehicle or bulk container, or loaded from the same bin of a grain 
elevator or from a ship's hold;  or  
 
(b) in the case where a quantity referred to in paragraph (a), is subdivided into different 
grades, each such quantity of each of the different g rades.  
 
“container”  means a bag or bulk container;  
 
"damaged wheat " means wheat -- 
 
(a) which have been damaged by insects;  
 
(b) which have been distinctly discoloured (orange -brown, dark brown or black) by exter nal 
heat or as a result of heating caused by  internal fermentation in wheat with an excessive 2 
 
moisture content, excluding wheat kernels in respect of which the discolou ration is 
confined to the germ end;  
 
(c) which are immature and have a distinctly green colour;  and  
 
(d) in which germination has proceeded to such an extent that the skin covering the embryo 
has been broken or the developing sprouts and/or rootlets are clearly visible.  
 
"ergot sclerotia " means the sclerotia of the fungus Claviceps purpurea ;  and "ergot" has a corres ponding 
meaning;  
 
"falling number " means the time in seconds according to Hagberg -Perten as a measure of the degree of 
Alpha -Amylase a ctivity in grain and flour;  
 
"field fungi -infected wheat " means wheat of which the kernels are visibly infected with fungi, and that -- 
 
(a) clearly have greyish brush -ends that are discoloured as a whole;  or where field fungi 
growth is present from the brush -ends into the crease;  and 
 
(b) have a dull, lifeless, chalky or pinkish and shrunken appearance as a result of Fusarium  
infection.  
 
"foreign matter " mea ns all matter  excluding wheat, other grain and unthreshed ears. Coal, dung, glass 
and metal shall not be present in the consignmen t concerned ; 
 
"heavily  frost -damaged wheat " means -- 
 
(a) wheat which have been damaged by severe frost duri ng the milk to soft dough stage and 
which is characterised by  the kernels being fairly plump , but covered entirely with small 
blisters extending into the crease, excluding -- 
 
(i) kernels in which blistering is confined to the back of the kernel;  and  
 
(ii) immature wrinkled kernels in which wrinkling has been caused by frost while the 
kernels were still immature;  and  
 
(b) kernels which have a slightly flaked -off bran coat due to frost:  Provided that evidence of 
frost damage is present and that the bran c oat had not been rubbed off due to handling.  
 
"hecto litre mass " means the mass in kilogram per hecto litre; 
 
"insect " means any live  grain  insect that is injurious to stored grain irrespective of the stage of 
development of that insect;  
 
"other grain " means  the kernels or pieces of kernels of barley, oats, triticale, maize, rye and sorghum;  
 
"poisonous  seeds " means the seeds or bits of seeds of plant species that may in terms of the  
Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfec tants Act 54 of 1972  represent a hazard t o human or animal 
health when consumed, including seeds of Argemone mexicana,  Convolvulus spp. , Crotalaria 
spp., Datura spp., Ipomoea purpurea, Lolium temulentum, Ricinus communis  or Xanthium spp. ; 
 
"protein content " means the percentage protein in wheat o n a 12% moisture basis;  
 
"screenings " means all material that passes through the standard sieve;  
 
“standard sieve” mean s a slotted sieve -- 
 
(a) with a flat bottom o f metal sheet of 1,0 mm thickness with apertures 12,7  mm long and 
1,8 mm wide with rounded ends . The spacing between the slots in the same row must be 3 
 
2, 43 mm wide and the spacing between the rows of slots must be 2,0  mm wide. The 
slots must be alternately orientated with a slot always opposite the solid inter segment of 
the n ext row of slots;   
 
(b) of which the upper surface of the sieve is smooth;  
 
(c) with a round frame of suitable material with an inner diameter of between 300 mm and  
310 mm maximum and at least 50 mm high;  and 
 
(d) that fits onto a tray with a solid bottom and must be at least 20 mm above t he bottom of 
the tray.  
 
"stinking smut infection " means wheat that is infected with Tilletia spp.  with the exception of wheat 
infected with Tilletia indica (karnal bunt). Wheat is considered to be infected by  stinking smut 
infected if one or more of the fo llowing characteristics are present -- 
 
(a) an unmistakable stinking smut odour;  or  
 
(b) wheat kernels that are smeared with stinking smut;  or  
 
(c) more than four stinking smut balls (or pieces of balls equal to four stinking smut balls) p er 
100 g of whea t. 
 
"storage fungi infected wheat " means wheat that are visibly infected with fungi, and that show  -- 
 
(a) blue, green, blackish or yellow fungal growth anywhere on the kernel;  or  
 
(b) visible mould beneath the bran.  
 
"the Act " means the Agricultural Prod uct Standards Act No. 119 of 1990 ; 
 
"unthreshed ears " means ears and bits of ears of wheat, barley, triticale and rye that still contain seeds 
that are completely covered with glumes;   and 
 
"wheat " means the kernels and pieces of kernels of the species Triticum aestivum . 
 
Restrictions on sale of wheat  
 
2. (1) No person shall sell a consignment of wheat in the Republic of South Africa -- 
 
(a) unless the wheat is sold according to the classes set out in regulation 3;  
 
(b) unless the wheat complies with the st andards for the classes set out in regu lation 
4; 
 
(c) unless the wheat, where applicable, complies with the grades of wheat and the 
standards for grades set out in regulations 5 and 6 respectively;  
 
(d) unless the wheat is packed in accordance with the pa cking requirements set out 
in regulation 7;  
 
(e) unless the containers or sale documents, as the case may be, are marked in 
accordance with the marking requirements set out in regulation 8;  and  
 
(f) if such wheat contains a substance that renders it unfit  for human consump tion or 
for processing into or utilisation thereof as food or feed.  
 
 (2) The Executive Officer may grant written exemption, entirely or partially, to any person on 
such conditions as he or she may deem necessary, from the provisions of sub-regulation (1).  4 
 
 
 
 
PART I  
 
QUALITY STANDARDS  
 
Classes of wheat  
 
3. The classes of wheat are -- 
 
(a) Bread Wheat;  and 
 
(b) Other Wheat.  
 
Standards for classes  
 
4. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub -regulations (2) and (3), a  consig nment  of wheat 
shall -- 
(a) be free from any toxin, chemical or any other substance  that renders it unsuitable 
for human consumption or for processing into or utilisation thereof as food or 
feed and may not exceed the permissible deviations regarding aflatoxin in terms 
of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act 54 of 1972 ; 
 
(b) not contain  more poisonous seeds or ergot sclerotia than permitted in terms of 
the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disi nfectants Act 54 of 1972 ; 
 
(c) be free from organisms of phytosanitary impor tance as determined in terms of 
the Agric ultural Pest Act 36 of 1983 ; 
 
(d) be free from mould infecte d, sour and rancid other grain and foreign matter ; 
 
(e) be free from any undesired odour, taste or colour not typical of undamaged and 
sound wheat;  
 
(f) be free from animal filth;  
  
(g) be free from  glass, metal, coal or dung;  
 
(h) with the exception of  Class Other Wheat, be free from grain insects;  
 
(i) with the exception of Class Other Wheat, be free from stinking smut infection;  
and 
 
(j) with the except ion of Class Other Wheat, have a moistu re content not exceeding 
13 per cent. 
 
 (2) A consignment shall be classified as Bread Wheat if -- 
 
(a) the wheat  in the consignment  consists of at least 95 per cent (m/m) of one or 
more of the bread wheat  seeds; and  
 
(b) it complies with the standards for Super Grade, Grade 1, Grade 2 or  Grade 3  set 
out in regulation 6.  
 
 (3) A consignment of wheat shall be classified as Class Other Wheat if it does not comply 
with the standards  for Bread Wheat.  
 
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Grades of wheat  
 
5. (1) The grades for Bread Wheat shall be as follows:  
 
(a) Super Grade  
 
(b) Grade 1  
 
(c) Grade 2; and  
 
(d) Grade 3  
 
 
 (2) No grades are determined for  Class Other Wheat.  
 
Standards for grades of wheat  
 
6. (1) Subject to the provisions of subregulations (2), (3) and (4), a consignment of wheat shall 
be graded as –  
 
 
(a) Super Grade if the nature of deviation, specified in column 1 of Table 1 of the 
Annexure, in that consignment does not exceed the percentage specified in 
column 2 of the said table opposite the deviation concern ed; 
 
(b) Grade 1 if the nature of deviation, specified in column 1 of Table 1 of the Annexure, 
in that consignment does not exceed the percentage specified in column 3 of the 
said table opposite the deviation concerned;  
 
(c) Grade 2 if the nature of deviation, spe cified in column 1 of Table 1 of the Annexure, 
in that consignment does not exceed the percentage specified in column 4 of the 
said table opposite the deviation concerned;  
 
(d) Grade 3 if the nature of deviation, specified in column 1 of Table 1 of the Annexur e, 
in that consignment does not exceed the percentage specified in column 5 of the 
said table opposite the deviation concerned.”  
 
 
 (2) The minimum hectolitre  masses for the different grades  are as follows:  
 
(a) Super G rade – 76 kg;  
(b) Grade 1 – 76 kg;  
(c) Grade 2 – 76 kg; and  
(d) Grade 3 – 74 kg.  
 
  
 (3) (a) Super Grade, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3 shall  have a minimum falling 
number value of not less than 250 seconds.  
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(b) Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (a), wheat shall be deemed to comply  
with the requirements of the paragraph concerned if it deviates with not more 
than 30 seconds lower than the minimum prescribed for Super Grade, Grade 1, 
Grade 2 and Grade 3. 
 
(4) The minimum protein content  (on a 12 per cent moisture basis)  for the differ ent grades  
shall be as follows:  
 
(a) Super Grade – 12.5 percent;  
(b) Grade 1 – 11.5 percent;  
(c) Grade 2 – 10.5 percent; and  
(d) Grade 3 – 9.5 percent.  
 
 
PART II  
 
PACKING AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS  
 
Packing requirements  
 
7. Wheat of different grades shall be packed in diffe rent containers , or stored separately . 
 
Marking requirements  
 
8. (1) Every  container or the accompanying sale documents of a consignment of wheat shall be 
marked or endorsed by means of appropriate symbols specified in sub -regulation (2), with -- 
 
(a) the class of the wheat;  and  
 
(b) the grade.  
 
 (2) The symbols referred to in sub -regulation (1) shall appear in the order of class and grade.  
 
 (3) The symbols used to indicate the different -- 
 
(a) classes shall be – 
 
(i) B in the case of Bread Wheat;  and 
 
(ii) O in the case of Other Wheat.  
 
(b) grades shall be -- 
 
(i) SG in the case of Super Grade  
 
(ii) 1 in the case of Grade 1;  
 
(iii) 2 in the case of Grade 2;  and 
 
(iv) 3 in the case of Grade 3;  
 
 
 
 
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PART III  
 
SAMPLING  
 
Taking of sample  
 
9. (1) A sample of a cons ignment of wheat shall -- 
 
(a) in the case of wheat delivered in bags and subject to regulation 10, be obtain ed 
by sampling at least ten per cent of the bags, chosen from that consignment at 
random, with a bag probe:  Provided that at least 25 bags in a con signment shall 
be sampled and where a consignment consists of less than 25 bags, all the bags 
in tha t consignment shall be sampled ; and 
 
(b) in the case of wheat delivered in bulk and subject to regulation 10, be obtained 
by sampling that consignment throu ghout the whole depth of the layer, in at least 
six different places, chosen at random in that bulk quantity, with a bulk sampling 
apparatus.  
 
 (2) The collective sample obtained in sub -regulation (1 ) (a) or (b) shall -- 
 
(a) have a total mass of at least 10 kg ; and  
 
(b) be thoroughly mixed by means of dividing before further examination.  
 
 (3) If it is suspected that the sample referred to in sub -regulation (1)(a) is not represen tative 
of that cons ignment, an additional five  percent of the remaining bags,  chosen from that con signment at 
random, shall be emptied into a suitable bulk container and sampled in the manner contemplated in sub -
regulation (1)  (b). 
 
 (4) If it is suspected that the sample referred to in sub -regulation (1)(b) is not representative 
of that consignment, an additional representative sample shall be obtained by using an alternative 
sampling patter n, apparatus or method.  
 
 (5) A sample taken in terms of these regulations shall be deemed representative  of the 
consignment from which it was  taken.  
 
Sampling if contents differ  
 
10. (1) If, after an examination of the wheat taken from different bags in a consignment in terms 
of regulation 9(1 ) (a), it appears that the contents of those bags differ substantially -- 
 
(a) the bags concerned shall  be placed separately;  
 
(b) all the bags in the consignment concerned shall be sampled with a bag probe in 
order to do such separation;  and  
 
(c) each group of bags with similar contents in that consignment shall for the pur -
poses of these regulations be d eemed to be a separate consignment.  
 
 (2) If, after the discharge of a consignment of wheat in bulk has commenced, it is sus pected 
that the consignment could be of a class or grade other than that determined by means of the initial 
sampling, the discharge  shall immediately be stopped and the part of the con signment remaining in the 
bulk container as well as the wheat already in the hopper shall be sampled anew with a bulk sampling 
apparatus or by catching at least 20 samples, by means of a suitable contai ner, at regular intervals 
throughout the whole offloading period from the stream of wheat flowing in bulk.  
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Working sample  
 
11. A working sample is obtained by dividing the representative sample of the consign ment according 
to the latest revision of the  ICC (International Association for Cereal Science and Technology ) 101/1 
method.  
 
PART IV  
 
DETERMINATION OF OTHER SUBSTANCES  
 
Determination of undesirable odours and harmful substances  
 
12. A consignment of wheat or a sample of a consignment of whea t shall  be sensorial ly assessed or 
chemically analysed in order to determine whether -- 
 
(a) it contains a substance that renders the wheat unfit for human consumption or for 
processing into or for utilis ation as food or feed such as poisonous seeds, stones, glass , 
metal, coal or dung; and 
 
(b) it has a musty, sour, rancid or other undesirable odour:  Provided that a working sample 
of unscreened wheat that is ground in a grain mill to a fine meal may be used for the 
determination concerned.  
 
PART V  
 
DETERMINATION O F CLASS, HECTOLITRE MASS,  
MOISTURE CONTENT, PROTEIN CONTENT AND FALLING NUMBER  
 
Determination of class  
 
13. The class of a consignment of wheat shall be determined as follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 500 g and screen the working sample in  the manner 
prescribed in regulation 18. 
 
(b) Take at least 100 g of the screened wheat and remove all other grain, un  threshed ears 
and foreign matter by hand.  
 
(c) Obtain a working sample of at least 25 g each after all other grain, unthreshed ears and 
foreign matter have been removed and separate the different cultivars.  
 
(d) Determine the combined mass of all of the cultivars that belong to the same class and 
express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.  
 
(e) Such p ercentage represents the percentage of all the cultivars that belong to the same 
class in the consignment.  
 
Determination of the hectolitre mass  
 
14. The hectolitre mass of a consignment of  unscreened  wheat may be determined by any suitable 
instrument: Pro vided that the instrument compl ies with and has been calibrated to the specifications 
detailed in ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 7971 -3. 
 
Determination of moisture content  
 
15. The moisture content of a consignment wheat may be determ ined by any suitable method: 
Provided that the results thus obtained is in accordance with the maximum permissible deviation for a 9 
 
class 1 moisture meter as detailed in ISO (International Organization for Standardization)  7700/1 based 
on the results of the  72 hour, 103°C oven dried method [the latest revision of the AACC I (American 
Association of Cereal Chemists  International ) Method 44 -15A]. 
 
Determination of protein content  
 
16. The percentage of protein of a consignment of wheat may be determined accordi ng to any 
suitable method:  Provided that -- 
 
(a) the determination shall be conducted on a sample which had been sifted using a screen 
with the same apertures as the standard sieve and from which other grain, un  threshed 
ears and foreign matter had been r emoved by hand;  and  
 
(b) the results thus obtained are in accordance (±  0,3 per cent ) with the results obtained by 
the Dumas Combustion Analysis Method [the latest revision of the AACC I (American 
Association of Cereal Chemists  International ) Method 46 -30]. 
 
Determination of falling number in wheat  
 
17. (1) The falling number of a consignment of wheat may be determined according to any 
suitable method:  Provided that -- 
 
(a) the determination shall be conducted on a sample which had been sifted using a 
screen with the same apertures as the standard sieve and from which other 
grain, unthreshed ears and foreign matter had been removed by hand;  and  
 
(b) the results thus obtained are in accordance (±  5 percent) with the results 
obtained by the  latest revision o f the  ICC (International Association for Cereal 
Science and Technology ) 107/1 method . 
 
 (2) If the falling number of a consignment of wheat is determined according to the  latest 
revision of the  ICC (International Association for Cereal Science and Technolo gy) 107/1 method  -- 
 
(a) the sampling in the mentioned method shall be replaced with the manner pre -
scribed in regulation 9;  and  
 
(b) only the altitude corrected value shall be used.  
 
PART VI  
 
DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE DEVIATIONS  
 
Determination of perce ntage screenings  
 
18. (1) The percentage screenings in a consignment of wheat shall be determined as follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample  of at least 500 g.  
 
(b) Place the sample on the standard sieve and screen the sample by moving the 
sieve 50 strokes t o and fro, alternately away from and towards the operator of the 
sieve, in the same direction as the long axes of the slots of the sieve.  Move the 
sieve, which rests on a table or other suitable smooth surface, 250 mm to 
460 mm away from and towards the o perator with each  stroke. The prescribed 
50 strokes must be completed within 50 to 60 seconds:  Provided that the 
screening process may also be performed  with the standard sieve  in some or 
other container or an automatic sieving apparatus.  
 
(c) Determine t he mass of the material that has passed through the sieve and 
express it as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.  10 
 
 
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage screenings in the consignment.  
 
Determination of the percentage  heavily  frost -damaged  wheat  
 
19. The percentage heavily  frost-damaged wheat in a consignment of wheat shall be determined as 
follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 25 g of a screened sample.  
 
(b) Remove all heavily  frost-damaged kernels by hand and determine the mas s thereof.  
 
(c) Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.  
 
(d) Such percentage r epresents the percentage heavily  frost-damaged wheat in the con -
signment concerned.  
 
Determination of the percentages other grain and unthreshed ears  
 
20. The percentage other grain and unthreshed ears in a cons ignment of wheat shall be deter mined 
as follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 50 g from a screened sample.  
 
(b) Remove all other grain and unthreshed ears by hand and determine the mass thereof.  
 
(c) Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.  
 
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage other grain and unthreshed ears in the 
consignment concerned.  
 
Determination of the percenta ge foreign matter  
 
21. The percentage foreign matter in a consignment of wheat is determined as follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 100 g from a screened sample.  
 
(b) Remove all foreign matter by hand and determine the mass thereof.  
 
(c) Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the  working sample.  
 
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage foreign matter in the consignment con -
cerned.  
 
Determination of the percentage damaged wheat  
 
22. The percentage damaged wheat i n a consignment of wheat shall be determined as follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 25 g of a screened sample.  
 
(b) Remove all damaged kernels  by hand and determines  the mass thereof.  
 
(c) Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of t he mass of the working sample.  
 
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage damaged wheat  in the consignment con -
cerned.  
 
 
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Determination of the percentage heat -damaged wheat  
 
23. The percentage heat -damaged wheat in a consignment of wheat shall be det ermined as follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 100 g from a screened sample.  
 
(b) Remove all heat -damaged kernels by hand and determine the mass thereof.  Kernels 
from an additional working sample may also be sensorially assessed (by smelling  and 
tasting the kernels) to confirm suspicion of heat damage.  
 
(c) Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.  
 
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage heat -damaged wheat in the consignment 
concerned.  
 
Determi nation of percentage field  fungi  infected wheat  
 
24. The percentage field fungi  infected wheat in a con signment of wheat shall be determined as 
follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 25 g from a screened sample.  
 
(b) Remove all field fungi inf ected kernels by hand and determine the mass thereof.  
 
(c) Express the mass thus determined as a percentage of the mass of the working sample.  
 
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage of field fungi infected wheat in the consign -
ment concerned.  
 
Dete rmination of percentage storage fungi  infected wheat  
 
25. The percentage storage fungi  infected wheat in a consignment of wheat shall be determined as 
follows:  
 
(a) Obtain a working sample of at least 100 g from a screened sample.  
 
(b) Remove all storage fungi in fected kernels by hand and determine the mass thereof.  
 
(c) Express the mass thus obtained as a percentage of the mass of the w orking sample . 
 
(d) Such percentage represents the percentage storage fungi infected wheat in the consign -
ment concerned.  
 
PART VII  
 
Offence and penalties  
 
26. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of these regulations shall be 
guilty of an offence and upon conviction be liable to a fine of not exceeding R50 000 or to imprisonment 
for a period not exceeding two ye ars, or to both that fine or imprisonment.  
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ANNEXURE  
 
TABLE 1  
 
STAN DARDS FOR GRADES OF BREAD WHEAT  
 
 
Nature of deviation  
 Maximum percentage permissible deviation (m/m ) 
 
 Super 
Grade  Grade 1  Grade 2  Grade 3 
Column 1 Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
(a) Heavily  frost-damaged kernel  
 5 5 5 5 
(b) Field fungi infected kernels  
 2 2 2 2 
(c) Storage fungi infected kernels  
 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 
(d) Screenings  
 3 3 3                3 
(e) Other grain and unthreshed ears  
 1 1 1 1 
(f) Gravel, stones  and turf.   
 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 
(g) Foreign matter including gravel, 
stones and turf:  Provided that such 
deviations are indivi dually within 
the limits specified in item (f).  
 1 1 1 1 
(h) Heat -damaged kernels  
 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 
(i) Damaged kernels, including heat -
damaged kernels:  Provided that 
such deviations are individually 
within the limit specified in item (h) 
and provided further that the 
minimum falling number value 
prescribed in regulation 6(3) for the 
grade concerned is at least 
complied with.  
 2 2 2 2 
(j) Deviations in items (d), (e), (g) and 
(i) collectively:  Provided that such 
deviations are individually within 
the limits of the said items.  
 5 5 5 5