SOP For Sampling of Raw Materials

1.0 OBJECTIVE: 

To lay down the procedure for Sampling Raw material.

2.0 SCOPE: 

This procedure applies to the Quality Control Department of Alliance India Unit II.

3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 QC chemists to prepare and follow the SOP.

3.2 Head – QA & QC for implementation of SOP.    

4.0 STATIONARY

4.1 For Powder Sample – Cleaned Spatula, air-locked polybag.

4.1 For Liquid Sample – Cleaned and dried sampling rods designated for different raw materials.

4.1 For Color – Cleaned Spatula, sampling bottle.

5.0 SAMPLING PLAN

5.1 For Noodles, Soda Ash, and Frisis – Composite samples have to be prepared after collecting samples from 5% of the total nos of bags.

5.2 For other raw materials – Composite samples have to be prepared after collecting samples from √n+1 nos of the container. (If no. of the container is more than 5).

5.3 Composite samples have to be prepared after collecting samples from all the containers equal to 5. (If no. of containers less than 5)

6.0 MAKING OF SAMPLE

6.1 After collecting samples from the calculated no. of containers or bags mix well.

MAKING OF SAMPLE

7.0 WORKS AFTER SAMPLING

7.1 Label the sampling bottle or poly bag with information containing the Material name, A.R. No., Supplier, and Date of Sampling.

7.2 After completion of sampling clean and dry properly all the apparatus was used. 

8.0 Retention time of all raw material control samples shall be up to the expiry date.

9.0 ABBREVIATIONS

9.1 SOP: Standard Operating Procedure

9.2 QC: Quality Control

10.0 REFERENCE: NIL

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