1 Scope
This document specifies sampling plans and methods of representative sampling of fertilizers,
liming materials and inhibitors, in liquid and solid form, for physical and chemical
analysis. This document covers sampling of products in bulk only while in motion and
from packages and containers up to and including 1 000 kg of product in solid form
and 1 000 l of product in liquid form.
NOTE 1 The sampling of bulk heaps of specified types of fertilizers and liming materials is covered in EN 1482‑3. Sampling for detection of microbial presence is covered by EN 1482‑4.
NOTE 2 The term product is used throughout the body of this document and is understood to include fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors unless otherwise indicated.
It is applicable to the sampling of batches of fertilizers, liming materials and inhibitors
supplied or ready for supply to third parties, as such, or in smaller batches, each
of which would be subject to local, national or regional legislation.
This document does not cover complete, statistical sampling plans.
This document is applicable to the fertilizing products blends where a blend is a
mix of at least two of the following components: fertilizers, liming materials, soil
improvers, growing media, inhibitors and plant biostimulants and where the following
category organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, liming
materials or inhibitors is the highest % in the fertilizing product blend by mass
or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If the category (organic fertilizers,
organo-mineral fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, liming materials or inhibitors)
is not the highest % in the fertilizing product blend, the European Standard for the
highest % of the fertilizing product blend applies. In case a fertilizing product
blend is composed of components in equal quantity, the user decides which standard
to apply. Special care is needed to ensure that the fertilizing product blend is and
stays homogeneous and well mixed when sampled.
NOTE 3 It is the responsibility of manufacturers, importers and sellers, however, to ensure they supply a product that complies with its label declaration at the moment of delivery and fulfils the expectations of the end user at the moment of application.