# 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 2.1.4.3: Number of determinations

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

Determinations shall be performed on different sub-samples of 50 g each.
If following the first determination carried out in accordance with the observation flowchart laid down in diagram 1, no animal particles are detected, no additional determination is necessary and the result of the analysis shall be reported using the terminology laid down in point 2.1.5.1.
If, following the first determination carried out in accordance with the observation flowchart laid down in diagram 1, one or more animal particles of a given nature (i.e. terrestrial vertebrate or fish) are detected, and the nature of the particles found confirms the declared content of the sample, no second determination is necessary. If the number of the animal particles of a given nature detected during this first determination is higher than 5, the result of the analysis shall be reported per animal nature using the terminology laid down in point 2.1.5.3. Otherwise, the result of the analysis shall be reported per animal nature using the terminology laid down in point 2.1.5.2.
In other cases, including when no declaration of content has been provided to the laboratory a second determination shall be carried out from a new sub-sample.
If, following the second determination carried out in accordance with the observation flowchart laid down in diagram 2, the sum of the animal particles of a given nature detected over the two determinations is higher than 10, the result of the analysis shall be reported per animal nature using the terminology laid down in point 2.1.5.3. Otherwise, the result of the analysis shall be reported per animal nature using the terminology laid down in point 2.1.5.2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/VI/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.4/division/2.1.4.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-VI/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.4/division-2.1.4.3
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