# Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5.1.3: Packaged feed

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Feed (solid and liquid) can be packaged in bags, sacks, cans, barrels etc. which are referred to in the table as units. Large units (≥ 500 kg or litres) have to be sampled in accordance with the provisions foreseen for loose feed (see points 5.1.1 and 5.1.2).
In the case where opening of an unit might affect the analysis (e.g. perishable wet feeds) an incremental sample shall be the unopened unit.
For units whose contents do not exceed 1 kg or one litre, an incremental sample shall be the contents of one original unit.
Where the number obtained is a fraction, it shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
Size of sampled portion
Minimum number of units from which (at least) one incremental sample has to be taken
1 to 20 units
1 unit
21 to 150 units
3 units
151 to 400 units
5 units
> 400 units
¼ of the √ number of units making up the sampled portion , up to 40 units

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/I/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-I/division-5/division-5.1/division-5.1.3
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