Description
This Swaziland National Standard is applicable to bananas of cultivars grown from Musa spp. (AAA), of the Musaceae family, in the green state, to be supplied fresh to the consumers. This standard does not cover bananas for industrial processing and bananas intended for cooking only (plantains).
The standard specifies quality attributes of fresh bananas after harvesting and grades them according to the different quality levels.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Contents | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Normative references | 1 |
| 3 Terms and definitions | 1 |
| 4 General requirements | 2 |
| 5 Specific requirements | 3 |
| 5.1 Classes | 3 |
| 5.2 Sizing scale | 3 |
| 6 Provisions concerning tolerances | 4 |
| 6.1 Quality tolerances | 4 |
| 6.2 Size tolerances | 5 |
| 7 Provisions concerning presentation | 5 |
| 7.1 Uniformity | 5 |
| 7.2 Presentation | 5 |
| 7.3 Packaging | 5 |
| 8 Pesticides handling and maximum residue levels | 5 |
| 8.1 Pesticides handling | 5 |
| 8.2 Residue levels | 6 |
| 9 Storage requirements | 6 |
| 10 Handling and hygiene | 6 |
| 11 Method of sampling | 6 |
| 12 Method of inspection | 6 |
| 13 Labelling | 6 |
| Annex A (normative) | 7 |
| Annex B (informative) | 9 |
| Annex C (informative) | 10 |
| Annex D (informative) | 11 |
| Bibliography | 12 |