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Part A: DEFINITONS

United Kingdom

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For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply:

‘lot’

  • an identifiable quantity of food delivered at one time and determined by the official to have common characteristics, [such as origin, variety, type of packing, packer, consignor or markings].

    • ‘sublot’

  • designated part of a large lot in order to apply the sampling method on that designated part. Each sublot must be physically separated and identifiable;

    • ‘incremental sample’

  • a quantity of material taken from a single place in the lot or sublot;

    • ‘aggregate sample’

  • the combined total of all the incremental samples taken from the lot or sublot; aggregate samples shall be considered as representative of the lots or sublots from which they are taken;

    • ‘laboratory sample’

  • a sample intended for the laboratory.