{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401/annex-I/division-I/division-I.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401/annex-I/division-I/division-I.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2006/401",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401",
  "path": "annex/I/division/I/division/I.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "I.1",
  "heading": "Method of sampling",
  "text": "The aggregate sample shall be at least 1 kg, except where it is not possible e.g. when sampling a single package.\nThe minimum number of incremental samples to be taken from the lot shall be as given in Table 1. In the case of liquid products the lot shall be thoroughly mixed insofar as possible by either manual or mechanical means immediately prior to sampling. In this case, a homogeneous distribution of patulin can be assumed within a given lot. It is therefore sufficient to take three incremental samples from a lot to form the aggregate sample.\nThe incremental samples shall be of similar weight. The weight of an incremental sample shall be at least 100 grams, resulting in an aggregate sample of at least 1 kg. Departure from this method shall be recorded in the record provided for under part A.3.8 of Annex I.\nTable 1\nMinimum number of incremental samples to be taken from the lot\nWeight of lot (in kg)\nMinimum number of incremental samples to be taken\nAggregate sample weight(kg)\n< 50\n3\n1\n50 to 500\n5\n1\n> 500\n10\n1\nIf the lot consists of individual packages, then the number of packages, which shall be taken to form the aggregate sample, is given in Table 2.\nTable 2\nNumber of packages (incremental samples) which shall be taken to form the aggregate sample if the lot consists of individual packages\nNumber of packages or units in the lot\nNumber of packages or units to be taken\nAggregate sample weight(kg)\n1 to 25\n1 package or unit\n1\n26 to 100\nabout 5 %, at least two packages or units\n1\n> 100\nabout 5 %, at maximum 10 packages or units\n1",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Deleted 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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/401/annex/I/division/I/division/I.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:51.511015+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}