What is a food commodity examination?
Examination of food products, raw materials, batches of goods, value, quality, spoilage, packaging and labelling.
Articles on food product examinations
Materials for court proceedings, claims, businesses, suppliers, buyers, shops, warehouses and carriers.
How the value of food products is determined
The market value of a batch, raw materials, remaining stock, spoiled products and disputed goods.
Food quality and spoilage: what an expert examines
Marketable appearance, consumer properties, signs of spoilage, causes of deterioration and documents.
Shelf life, storage and transport
How storage conditions, temperature, humidity, packaging and transport affect commercial condition.
Labelling and packaging of food products
Dates, batch, storage conditions, ingredients, product information and consistency with documents.
What questions to ask a commodity expert
Examples of appropriate questions for court proceedings, a claim, a specialist opinion or a review.
Review of a commodity examination report
Checking the objects, methodology, sampling, valuation calculations and justification of conclusions.
Practical materials
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How the cause of spoilage in a batch of food products is examined
A cause cannot be inferred from a single external sign. First the goods, packaging and chronology are documented; then storage and transport documents are compared, together with laboratory results where necessary.
Learn more →articleWhat documents are needed to examine food quality?
Useful materials include the contract, specification, delivery notes, Universal Transfer Documents (УПД), acceptance records, photographs, and information about the batch, storage and transport. The specific list depends on the question.
Learn more →articleCan food products undergo a commodity examination based on photographs?
Photographs may be sufficient for a preliminary assessment and certain limited tasks, but cannot replace the object if the conclusion depends on direct inspection, measurements or testing.
Learn more →articleSpecialist opinion and expert report: the practical difference
A specialist opinion is usually prepared at a client's request, while an expert report follows the procedural appointment of an examination. The scope of duties and procedural status differ.
Learn more →articleWhat to collect when products are delivered with signs of spoilage
It is important to promptly document the batch's condition, packaging, labelling and temperature where data is available, prepare records, and keep delivery and transport documents.
Learn more →articleWhen a commodity expert needs a specialist laboratory
A laboratory is necessary if the question depends on microbiological, chemical, sanitary, veterinary or other specialist parameters that cannot be established through a commodity inspection.
Learn more →articleHow food storage and the cold chain are examined
The chronology, temperature records, warehouse and transport documents, packaging condition and nature of the changes are examined. Without data, a definitive conclusion about the cause may be impossible.
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