{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401/annex-I/division-K/division-K.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401/annex-I/division-K/division-K.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/K/division/K.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "K.1",
  "heading": "Method of sampling for vegetable oils",
  "text": "The weight of the incremental sample shall be at least about 100 grams (ml) (depending of the nature of the consignment e.g. vegetable oil in bulk, at least 3 incremental samples of about 350 ml have to be taken), resulting in an aggregate sample of at least 1 kg (litre),\nThe minimum number of incremental samples to be taken from the lot shall be as given in Table 1. The lot shall be thoroughly mixed insofar possible by either manual or mechanical means immediately prior to sampling. In this case, a homogeneous distribution of aflatoxin can be assumed within a given lot, it is therefore sufficient to take three incremental samples from a lot to form the aggregate sample.\nTable 1\nMinimum number of incremental samples to be taken from the lot\nOn condition that the sublot can be separated physically, large bulk consignments/lots of vegetable oils shall be subdivided into sublots as foreseen in table 2 of this part.\nForm of commercialisation\nWeight of lot (in kg) Volume of lot (in litres)\nMinimum number of incremental samples to be taken\nBulk\n—\n3\npackages\n≤ 50\n3\npackages\n> 50 to 500\n5\npackages\n> 500\n10\nTable 2\nSubdivision of lots into sublots depending on lot weight\nCommodity\nLot weight (tonne)\nWeight or number of sublots\nMinimum N o incremental samples\nMinimum aggregate sample weight (kg)\nVegetable oils\n≥ 1 500\n500 tonnes\n3\n1\n> 300 and < 1 500\n3 sublots\n3\n1\n≥ 50 and ≤ 300\n100 tonnes\n3\n1\n< 50\n—\n3\n1",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "On condition that the sublot can be separated physically, large bulk consignments/lots of vegetable oils shall be subdivided into sublots as foreseen in table 2 of this part."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/401/annex/I/division/K/division/K.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."
}