(1) Only jute bags in sound, clean and dry condition shall be used for packing of water chestnuts. They shall be free from any insect infestation or fungus contamination and also free from any undesirable smell.
(2) Each container shall be securely closed and sealed in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
(3) Each package shall contain water chestnuts of one grade designation only.
8. Special conditions of certificate of authorisation.
—In addition to the Conditions specified in rule 4 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1937, the following shall be the conditions of every Certificate of Authorisation issued for the purpose of these rules, namely :—
(1) An authorised packer shall make such arrangements for testing of water chestnuts as may be prescribed by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
(2) An authorised packer shall provide all facilities to the Inspecting Officers only duty authorised by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser in this behalf, for sampling testing and such other matters as may be necessary.
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SCHEDULE-I (See rule 5) Design for the Grade designation mark
SCHEDULE-II (See Rules 3 and 4) Grade designations and definition of quality of Water Chestnuts Special characteristics Grade__________________________________________________________________ General characteristics Designation Maximum limits of tolerance _____________________________________________________________________________________ Foreign Broken Damaged Discoloured Immature Weevilled Minimum Matter fragment, nuts nuts and nuts weight % by weight % by weight %by weight %by weight shriveled % by weight of 100 nuts nuts in %by weight gms.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Grade I (special) 0.50 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.75 0.0 300 Water Chestanuts shall be the dried nuts of the plant.
Grade II (Good) 0.75 4.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 2.0 285 Trapa bispinosa (Commonly known as Singhara) with moisture not exceeding 10 percent by weight.
They shall be free from moulds or Grade III (Fair) 0.75 5.0 2.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 270 insect infestation and any undesirable smell or flavour.
Explanation : For the purpose of this Schedule –
1. Foreign matter includes dust, dirt, stones, lumps of earth, chaff, stem, straw or any other impurity.
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2. Any pieces of nuts which are less than three fourths of whole nut shall be treated as broken fragments, and a nut which is more than three fourth shall be treated as a whole nut.
3. Nuts which are internally damaged affecting the quality of the nuts shall be treated as damaged nuts.
4. Nuts with deviation in colour from that of the normal and which are not internally damaged and discoloured affecting the quality of the nuts shall be treated as discolored nuts.
5. Nuts that are partially or wholly bored or eaten by weevil or other grain insects shall be treated as weevilled nuts.
6. Nuts that are not properly developed shall be treated as immature and shriveled nuts ; and
7. Weight of 100 nuts shall be determined by picking up 100 whole nuts at random from different layers of the containers or heap.
3 GradeTrade nameDescriptionBlemishGeneral characteristics Designation THE WATER CHESTNUTS GRADING AND MARKING RULES