Automatic Sampler Checklist

This Automatic Sampler Checklist is to be completed as part of the initial company approval and as a component of a company's internal audit. It is divided in three parts, providing information on the facility and equipment, approval/audit checklist and calibration of equipment.

The Automatic Sampler Checklist covers all these elements:

• Part I: Facility and Equipment
  • Facility name
  • Date
  • Address
  • City
  • Postal Code
  • Province
  • Description of Sampler/Divider and Location relative to the flow of the product
• Part II: Approval/Audit Checklist
  • Criteria
  • Acceptable
  • Not Acceptable

  Criteria is:

  • Cleanliness and condition of sampler
  • Sampler cutter rhythm (interval) consistent
  • Condition of Sampler Divider
  • Condition of Sampler Delivery Piping
  • Timer, panel board and indication lights
  • Sample cutter dust seal (interior)
  • Sample cutter traverses entire grain stream
• Part III: Calibration of Equipment
  • Criteria
  • Acceptable
  • Not Acceptable

  Criteria is:

  • Calibration records for sample delivery system