Products
An individual item, sample or batch of “beef” in its actual condition at the time of inspection.
Commodity examination
Expert examination: beef
Commodity examination of “beef”: actual condition, observable defects, packaging and labelling, delivery documents, and storage and transport information. The scope of examination depends on the question asked and the available materials.
Object
What is examined
Packaging and labelling
Packaging integrity, transport containers, available labelling information, dates, batch and storage conditions.
Documents
The contract, specification, delivery notes, Universal Transfer Documents (УПД), records, claims, photographs and information about the movement, storage and transport of the goods.
Inspection
Which signs are recorded
- appearance and commercial condition;
- integrity, deformation and other visible damage;
- condition of consumer and transport packaging;
- labelling and identifying information;
- batch uniformity based on observable external signs;
- photographic records of significant signs and defects.
Causes and conditions
Which factors are compared with the condition of the goods
Possible factors
- temperature;
- storage;
- transport;
- packaging;
The presence of a factor does not in itself prove the cause of a defect: the conclusion depends on the objects, documents and factual data considered together.
Which information is especially useful
- dates of manufacture, delivery, acceptance and discovery of the problem;
- temperature logs and other storage data, if kept;
- the transport route and conditions;
- acceptance, discrepancy, write-off or inspection records;
- photographs of the goods before and after the disputed event.
Materials
What it is advisable to provide
- photographs of the products, packaging and labelling;
- the contract, specification, delivery notes, Universal Transfer Documents (УПД), receipts or other acquisition documents;
- batch data, quantity and dates when the goods were handled;
- information on storage and transport conditions, if relevant to the dispute;
- records, claims, correspondence and previous examinations.
Examination boundaries
What a commodity expert establishes and what requires a laboratory
Commodity examination component
- actual commercial condition and observable defects;
- packaging integrity, labelling and documentary information;
- consistency between actual characteristics and the available documents within the scope of the commodity examination task;
- analysis of storage and transport conditions using the submitted data;
- the value of the goods or batch where that question is asked.
Specialist laboratory
- microbiological parameters and the presence of microorganisms;
- precise chemical composition and the quantities of substances present;
- toxicological, veterinary and sanitary parameters;
- other parameters requiring specialist instrumental tests.
Result
What the examination can produce
Documenting condition
A description of the objects, identified signs, defects, packaging and relevant documents.
Analytical assessment
Comparing factual data with storage and transport conditions, documents and the questions asked, within the limits of competence.
Written conclusions
A specialist opinion, expert report or another agreed result format, depending on the procedural circumstances.
Preliminary assessment
Send materials for a preliminary assessment
Describe the situation and attach the available documents and photographs. After reviewing them, the work format, required materials, cost and time frame can be determined.
- we will check whether the task falls within commodity examination competence;
- we will determine whether documents and an inspection are sufficient;
- if specialist tests are needed, we will identify the laboratory component;
- we will indicate a possible format for the result.