7410 International Standard (ISO Fertilizers and soil conditioners - Final samples - Practical arrangements Fertilisants-Echantillonsfinals-Dispositionspratiques First edition - 1983-04-01 UDC 631.8 : 620.11 Ref. No. ISO 7410-1983 (E) ISO 7410-1983 (E) Descriptors : fertilizers, samples, labelling, storage. Price based on 1 page Copyright International Organization for Standardization Not for Resale Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a woridwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of developing International Standards is carried out through Iso technical committees. Every member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been authorized has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International Standards by the ISo Council. Internationat Standard ISO 7410 was developed by Technicat Committee ISo/TC 134, Fertilizers and soil conditioners, and was circulated to the member bodies in June 1981. It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries : Brazil Israel Romania Italy South Africa, Rep. of China Kenya Czechoslovakia Spain Egypt, Arab Rep. of Korea, Dem. P. Rep. of Sri Lanka United Kingdom France Netherlands Germany, F. R. New Zealand USA USSR Hungary Poland India Portugal No member body expressed disapproval of the document. @ International Organization for Standardization, 1983 Printed in Switzerland Copyright International Organization for Standardization INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 7410-1983 (E) Fertilizers and soil conditioners - Final samples Practical arrangements 0 Introduction manner that no part of the sample can be removed without breaking the seal of the package; the label (see clause 6) shall In addition to the instructions given in this International Stan- be incorporated in the seat. dard, attention should be paid to any legal requirements in the countries concerned. 6 Labelling of final samples If the information on the label referred to in clause 6 is insuffi- cient, a sampling report, as specified in Is0 5306, should ac- Each final sample shall be labelled in an identical manner. The company the sample. label attached to each final sample shall be adequately secured and sealed to prevent its loss; it shall carry at least the following information : 1 Scope and field of application a) final sample number or other distinguishing mark; This international Standard establishes practical arrangements b) name of the material and its nominal composition; relating to final samples1) of solid fertilizers and soil condi- tioners. c) manufacturer's reference and batch number (if available); 2 Reference d) date of sampling; ISo 5306, Fertilizers - Sampling report.2) e) place of sampling; f) signature and name of the sampler; 3 Handling of samples and division into several final samples g) signature and name of the person or his representative on whose premises the sample was taken. Instructions for the handling of samples, and for their division into several final samples, will form the subject of a future Inter- NOTE -- Further details of the information required concerning the national Standard. sample are given in IS0 5306. 4 Containers Disposal of the final sample Appropriate containers, which shall be clean, dry and imper- If it is necessary to submit the final sample to any person, the vious to moisture, shall be made of glass and/or plastics person performing sampling may either deliver it by hand or materials, or any other inert material of adequate resistance send it by any other appropriate method, provided that the con- capable of maintaining the sample in its original condition; the tainers are suitably protected against accidental damage and a