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Division D.2.5.1 Derived products (other than vegetable oil) with small particle size, i.e. flour, peanut butter (homogeneous distribution of aflatoxin contamination)F1

United Kingdom

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  • Number of incremental samples: 100; for lots of under 50 tons the number of incremental samples shall be 10 to 100, depending on the lot weight (see table 3),

    Table 3
    Number of incremental samples to be taken depending on the weight of the lot
    Lot weight (tonnes) No of incremental samples Aggregate sample weight (kg)
    ≤ 1 10 1
    > 1 – ≤ 3 20 2
    > 3 – ≤ 10 40 4
    > 10 – ≤ 20 60 6
    > 20 – ≤ 50 100 10

  • The weight of the incremental sample shall be about 100 grams. In the case of lots in retail packing, the weight of the incremental sample depends on the weight of the retail packing,

  • Weight of aggregate sample = 1-10 kg sufficiently mixed,

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 178/2010 of 2 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 as regards groundnuts (peanuts), other oilseeds, tree nuts, apricot kernels, liquorice and vegetable oil (Text with EEA relevance).

Notes on Annex I

Footnotes

f1

A guidance document for competent authorities for the control of compliance with EU legislation on aflatoxins is available at http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/chemicalsafety/contaminants/aflatoxin_guidance_en.pdf. The guidance document provides additional practical information but the information contained in the guidance document is subordinate to the provisions in this Regulation.

Notes on Division D.2

Textual amendments

F2

Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2014 of 16 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 as regards methods of sampling of large lots, spices and food supplements, performance criteria for T-2, HT-2 toxin and citrinin and screening methods of analysis (Text with EEA relevance).