{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-III/division-N/division-5/division-5.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-III/division-N/division-5/division-5.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/152",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152",
  "path": "annex/III/division/N/division/5/division/5.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.1",
  "heading": "Method A",
  "text": "Ash the sample using the method described for the determination of crude ash. Ash obtained from that analysis may also be used.\nPlace the ash in a 250 to 400 ml beaker using 75 ml of hydrochloric acid (3.1). Bring slowly to the boil and boil gently for 15 minutes. Filter the warm solution through an ash-free filter paper and wash the residue with warm water until the acid reaction is no longer visible. Dry the filter containing the residue and ash in a tared crucible at a temperature of not less than 550 oC and not more than 700 oC. Cool in a desiccator and weigh.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/III/division/N/division/5/division/5.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:38.610873+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."
}