Except when the amount of the purchase price is not based on percentage of moisture loss, the director shall determine and record on a certificate the weight loss due to excessive moisture in a representative sample of onions or garlic for dehydration.

The moisture sample shall be weighed prior to placing in a forced-air heating chamber for 48 hours at a constant temperature of 95 degrees or on a drying tunnel. The sample shall be weighed at time of removal. The difference in weights is used to calculate the percentage of excessive moisture in the sample.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 41721, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 41752, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. Editorial Correction of Note (Register 82, No. 1).