Division Sampling procedure and sample sizeF1
United Kingdom
The sampling procedure is on the supposition that the food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus are marketed in retail packages containing usually 30 to 120 capsules per retail package.
| Lot size (number of retail packages) | Number of retail packages to be taken for sample | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 1 | All capsules |
| 51-250 | 2 | All capsules |
| 251- 1 000 | 4 | From each retail package taken for sample, half of the capsules |
| > 1 000 | 4 + 1 retail package per 1 000 retail packages with a maximum of 25 retail packages | ≤ 10 retail packages: from each retail package, half of the capsules > 10 retail packages: from each retail package, an equal number of capsules is taken to result in a sample with the equivalent of the content of retail 5 packages |
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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.