A-The raw material sample :
From each lot, samples are taken from every sack at different depth of these sacks. These samples are mixed together into one big sample divided into ten samples. All the ten samples are labeled by farm name, crop, plot location, date, protocol, etc…
The first sample is to be for external visual test
The first sample is to be for external visual test
The third one is to be sent for microbial and Aflatoxins analysis
The fourth one is to be sent for determining the essential oils percentage analysis
The fifth one is to be sent for determining the moisture percentage analysis
The other five samples are to be kept in the company as reference samples for at least 2 years (the recommended shelf life of the product)
The same procedures mentioned above in raw material sampling are to be applied, in addition to another 11th sample to be analyzed for metal detection.