Paragraph 7
Subject to paragraph 8 below, in the absence of good reason to the contrary, the sampling apparatus for solid feeding stuffs shall be taken from among the following:
(a)
a flat-bottomed shovel with vertical sides;
(b)
a sampling spear with dimensions appropriate to the characteristics of the sampled portion in all respects, including dimensions of the container and particle size of the feeding stuff;
(c)
mechanical apparatus which, if used for the purpose of sampling a feeding stuff being moved at the time the sample is taken, must be capable of taking samples right across the flow of the product;
(d)
apparatus designed to divide the sample into approximately equal parts for taking incremental samples, and for the preparation of reduced and final samples.