1.

Sample in Bulk
Type Taken by Dimension If total wt.<100kg. If total wt.>100kg.
Crushed Powder Entire Drug Taken by Sampler Taken by Hand < 1cm. dimension > 1cm. dimension Official sample 250gm. Official sample 500gm. Repeated samples not less Repeated samples not less than 1/10 packages. than 1/10 packages. Sample mixed and quartered A,B,C,D 2 quarters are rejected and the other 2 are combined and quartered again in the same manner until 2 of quarters weigh 250 g in <1cm. Sample mixed and quartered A,B,C,D 2 quarters are rejected and the other 2 are combined and quartered again in the same manner until 2 of quarters weigh <500 g in > 1cm.

2.Sampling in retail packages

3.Sampling less than 10kg

Total weigh is 125g is the official sample A Portion of sample should serve as reference material.

From the whole sale containers (boxes, cartons):

Select randomly 2 consumer packages. Take 10 consumer packages. Select randomly 2 consumer packages. We take (1/5 boxes) consumer packages If 25 we take 5 If 10 we take 2 If 5 we take 1 Prepare the pooled sample by mixing the content of selected packages. Proceed as the final sample.

From small Batches:

Prepare the pooled sample by mixing the content of selected packages. Proceed as the final sample.

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