CodePIC-001-01General commentary Consignment of Olive oil for export.12 bottles x 0,25 litre placed in 210 boxes = in total 2520 pcs of bottles representing 630 litres of olive oil.Offloaded from container in the Port. Equipment needed Knife (for opening boxes)Tape (for re-sealing boxes)Sample containers not required for retail packages however the samples were packed in light-proof plastic bags to protect the samples from light.Safety precautions and risk assessment Please refer to the Risk Assessment or Safe Working Practice Guide for the Port area concerning general hazards in the environment including moving vehicles, cranes operating, trip hazards etc. High visibility clothing is recommended if sampling procedure takes place outside of a warehouse or similar protected facility.Please refer to your national legislation and guidelines on health and safety.Under normal conditions goods in retail packages do not present particular health hazards.For foodstuffs: no particular hazards. Retail packages taken as samples must not be opened or their contents moved to other sample containers.Sampling plan The consignment consisted of two shrink-wrapped pallets. One pallet was selected for examination. The pallet was broken down and 4 boxes chosen at random. Each was opened to check the contents. They were removed to the office where six samples were each made up by selecting one bottle from each of the four boxes taken from the pallet. The samples were packaged in lightproof bags and sealed and labelled.LinksSAM 001 Retail Packages and finished articles; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104RemarkTariff classification: 1509 Olive oilTagsOlive oil; bottles; boxes This material should only be used in connection to a proper sampling plan Order of displayed picturesComment PIC-001-01-A01After delivery to the examination area the shrink-wrap was removed. PIC-001-01-A024 Boxes have been removed from different parts of the pallet and opened to confirm the contents. PIC-001-01-A03Bottles from each box were sorted to make up 6 samples containing one bottle from each box to ensure the samples were representative of the load and each other as they contain the same proportion of each drawn box. PIC-001-01-A04Details of the seal numbers were recorded and the sample labels were prepared PIC-001-01-A05The final bagged and sealed sample Samples must be secured and sealed correctly.Samples must be stored appropriately.The sampling form must be completed fully and the sample sent to the laboratory.Back to top Back to list of visual aids
