901:3-4-14(C) Collection of food samples for the purposes of identifying adulteration and misbranding

The licensor shall take reasonable care to ensure that the sample is:

(1)

Not contaminated by the sampling or shipping process;

(2)

Maintained at a temperature that is appropriate to help minimize additional growth of bacteria, other organisms, and deterioration until received by the laboratory;

(3)

Collected, submitted, and shipped in accordance with any guidelines for such sample submission as directed by the consumer protection laboratory; and

(4)

For a non-compromised sample a chain of custody is documented. For the purposes of this rule, "chain of custody" means the documentation of the history of the handling of a sample by persons in charge of a sample from the initial sampling to receipt and analysis by the analyzing laboratory.