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SAMPLING PLANS

Sampling plan - flours of the shift. Label it with the
The following is a procedure for date, hours of shift, and batch
picking a sampling of flour for numbers if applicable. Send the
testing of the mineral - Iron shift composite sample to the
laboratory.Â
Take 500g samples of flour
every hour, and check using the Select randomly two daily-
iron-spot test/I-Chroma test kit, composite samples and send
that the micronutrient premix is to an external reference
being delivered. laboratory for the quantitative
determination of iron and
Prepare composite flour sample vitamin A.
by mixing all the hourly samples

The frequency of this analysis will depend on factory
tonnage as follows:

If production is less than 20 MT per day, take 2
samples every 6 months.

For production 20-50 MT, test 2 samples every 3
months and

For production above 50 MT, test 2 composite
samples every month

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