Entry: Sampling visits
Notation:
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The taking of food or any other substance relevant to the production, processing and distribution of food, by authorised officers in order to verify through analysis compliance with food law.
Examples:
- A visit solely to take official control samples to be analysed/examined at an official laboratory. Note that if samples are taken during another sort of intervention for instance, an inspection, then the visit must be recorded as an inspection not a sampling visit.
- Visits to take samples as part of a national, regional or local sampling programme can be included in this category, as long as the samples are analysed / examined by an official laboratory
- A visit solely to take official control samples to be analysed/examined at an official laboratory. Note that if samples are taken during another sort of intervention for instance, an inspection, then the visit must be recorded as an inspection not a sampling visit.
- Visits to take samples as part of a national, regional or local sampling programme can be included in this category, as long as the samples are analysed / examined by an official laboratory
Definition
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Official Controls
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The taking of food or any other substance relevant to the production, processing and distribution of food, by authorised officers in order to verify through analysis compliance with food law.</P>
<H3>Examples:<H3>
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<li>A visit solely to take official control samples to be analysed/examined at an official laboratory. Note that if samples are taken during another sort of intervention for instance, an inspection, then the visit must be recorded as an inspection not a sampling visit.</li>
<li>Visits to take samples as part of a national, regional or local sampling programme can be included in this category, as long as the samples are analysed / examined by an official laboratory</li>
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Categories of intervention
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Sampling visits |
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Concept
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