Standards of Composition of Maize Products: Agronomy Industry Act, 1992 (No. 72 of 1994)

No. 854 Government Gazette 14 May 1994 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT No. 72 1994 STANDARDS OF COMPOSITION OF MAIZE PRODUCTS: AGRONOMY INDUSTRY ACT, 1992 Under section 19(1)ofthe Agronomic Industry Act, 1992(Act 20 of 1992)I hereby prohibit the sale of maize products mentioned in the first column of the Schedule below not complying with the standard of composition with respect to fat content, fibre content or fineness by mass as specified therein. N. MBUMBA MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Windhoek, 18 April 1994 SCHEDULE STANDARD COMPOSITION OF MAIZE PRODUCTS Class of Fat content Fibre content Fineness by mass maize product by mass (%) by mass(%) Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum 1. Samp - 1,5 - 0,8 Not more than 5% shall be whole grain, and not more than 5% shall pass through a 2,36 mm sieve 2. Maize - 1,5 - 0,8 At least 90% shall pass rice through a 4,0 mm sieve, and not more than 5% shall pass through a 1,18 mm sieve 3. Maize - 1,5 - 0,8 At least 90% shall pass grit through a 2,0 mm sieve, and not more than 5% shall pass through 850 micrometer sieve 4. Maize - Less than - 0,8 At least 90% shall pass flour 2,0 through a 300 micrometer sieve 5. Super - Less than - 0,8 At least 90% shall pass maize 2,0 through a 600 micrometer meal sieve and less than 90% shall pass through a 300 micro meter sieve 6. Special - 2,5 - 1,2 At least 90% shall pass maize through a 600 micrometer meal sieve and less than 90% shall pass through a 200 micro meter sieve 12 Government Gazette 14 May 1994 Class of Fat content Fibre content Fineness by massmaize product by mass (%) by mass (%) Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum 7. Sifted - 3,5 - 1,5 At least 90% shall pass maize through a 600 micrometer meal sieve 8. Unsifted - Less than More than 2,2 At least 90% shall pass maize 4,0 1,2 through a 800 micrometer meal sieve 9. No. I 3,7 - 1,8 2,5 At least 90% shall pass Coarse through a 2,36 mm sieve maize meal 10. No.2 3,7 - More than 6,5 At least 90% shall pass Extra 2,5 through a 2,36 mm sieve coarse maize meal II. Unsifted 3,2 - - 2,5 Not more than 5% shall be crushed whole grain, and not more maize than 40% shall pass through a 2,36 mm sieve 12. Sifted 1,5 - - 2,0 Not more than 5% shall be crushed whole grain, and not more maize than 5% shall pass through a 1,18 mm sieve 13. Fine 1,5 - - 2,0 At least 90% shall pass crushed through a 2,36 mm sieveand maize not more than 10% shall pass through a 1,0 mm sieve 14. Maize W,O - - - germ meal 15. Fine - Less than More than 17,0 At least 90% shall pass maize 10,0 6,5 through a 2,0 mm sieve and bran at least SO%' ~hall pass through a 1,4 mm sieve ~ 16. Coarse - Less than More than 17,0 maize 10,0 6,5 bran 11. Industrial - - - - grade maize product No. 854