Standards Development

Scope

This document describes a simplified routine method applicable to the dynamic or static sampling, by manual or mechanical means, of cereals, pulses and cereal products for assessment of their quality and condition.

It is applicable to sampling for the determination of heterogeneously distributed contaminants, undesirable substances and parameters usually homogenously distributed, such as those used to assess quality or compliance with a specification. It is suitable for daily use in the field, in silos and factories that ship or received grains.

It can be used to determine insect infestation in a grain lot, although it is recommended to assess harmful insect populations by trapping whilst grain is in storage. Methods for assessing insect populations are provided in the standard ISO 16002[6].

This document is not applicable to seeds.

NOTE 1 The sampling of seeds is governed by the rules established by the ISTA (International Seed Testing Association).

NOTE 2 At the time of publication of this document, there is no study to support the inclusion of determination of adventitious presence of GMOs in the scope of this document.