Division 2 Sample information

All relevant information available concerning the sample shall be recorded on a sampling form, the model of which shall be drawn up by the competent authority. The sampling form shall accompany the sample at all times. In the case of cheese samples packaged at the retail outlet, it may be necessary to ask for the information on the required product and labelling details and/or refer to the wholesale pack for this information.

When samples are collected, the surface temperature of the packaged samples shall be measured and recorded on the sampling form.

Each sample and its sample form shall be labelled with a unique number which shall be used from sampling to testing. The competent authority shall use for this purpose a unique numbering system.