# The Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1663/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-1999/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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