We’ve all been there. You take a series of grain samples at home, get them tested, and market the crop accordingly. Three lorry loads go off without a problem, and then there’s a rejection or a claim ...

Getting representative grain samples is a crucial yet time-consuming part of any harvest operation. We’ve selected three products that help make sampling quicker, easier and more accurate. The ...

Understanding the differences between convenience, target, and self-selected samples. Representative samples and sampling are addressed multiple times in the cGMPs. For example, in Part 21 of the Code ...

Manual sampling techniques such as hand scoop and spigot sampling are common methods with food and beverage producers and processors. These convenient and low-cost, direct methods are widely accepted ...

Modern analytical methods are extremely sensitive and capable of detecting minute quantities of compounds in the aliquots they analyse. However, this may be of limited or even no practical use if the ...