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—— 642-1990 (6) international Standard & 542 SSNATUATOONAn OF DRA HO CTANEAPTWORURISORGANSATION NTERRATIONALE DE WOMMALSAT Oilseeds — Sampling Graines oléagineuses — Echantillonnage First edition — 1980-03-01 UDC 633.85 : 685.3: 620.11 Ref. No. ISO 542-1980 Descriptors; agricultural products, aseeds, qualiy conta, sampling, semping equipment, packages Pgh to be represented on that committe. Intemational rgasavor ‘governmental A governmental, in Hiaison with 'SO, also take part inthe work. rat International Standards adopted by the technical commits ae crewaies Dra ne padies for approval before their acceptance as Intemational Standards DY the ‘SO Couneil, interaional Standard 1SO 542 was developed by Technical Committee 'SO/TC wu ‘Agi cuttural food products. twas ubmited directly tothe ISO Council in accordance with clause S10.) 01 Pat! wee Durcctvs forthe techrical work of ISO. Itcancels and replaces ISO Heeeeners ote oad 967, which had been approved by the member oes ofthe folowing countries : Australia Germany, F. F. South Africa, Rep. of Canada Hungary ‘Sweden Chile Iretand ‘Switzerland Colombia Korea, Rep. of Turkey Czechostovakia Netherlands United Kingdom Egypt, Arab Rep. of Portugal uUssR France Romania ‘The member bodies ofthe following counties hed expressed sisapproval of he dont: ‘mont an technical grounds Austria India International Organization for Standardization, 1960 * Printed in Switzeriand ee INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 1SO 542-1980 (E) ee Oilseeds — Sampling 0 Introduction Correct sampling is @ difficult process which requires: most ‘careful attention. Emphasis cannot therefore be 100 strongly faid on the necessity of obtaining 2 properly representative sample of olseeds for analysis. Most oilseeds are sold on the basis of a sample and on the ‘eault of analysis of the sample, and disputes are invariably set- ted by reference to the sample, so that careless oF inaccurate ‘sampling could lead to misunderstanding, delay and unwar ranted financial adjustments. ‘The procedures given in this International Standard are recognized as good practice and it is strongly recommended that they be followed whenever practicable. It is recognized that its dificult to lay down fixed rules to be followed in every cease, and particular circumstances may render some mocifica- tion of the method desirable. “The procedures described in this International Standard should ‘not be applied to products of manifestly heterogeneous com- position. 1 Scope and field of application This International Standard specifies _general_concitions telating to the sampling for the assessment of quality of iiseeds purchased as industrial raw materials. 2 Definitions For the purpose of this International Standard, the following

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