GRINDING SUB-SAMPLING MILL AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF TEST SAMPLE

摘要

Docket2590GRINDING SUB-SAMPLING MILL ANDMETHOD FOR PREPARATIONOF TEST SAMPLEABSTRACT OF THE INVENTIONApparatus and method for obtaining a uniform groundsample of grain, seeds and other foodstuff of a lot to betested for make-up composition including presence of myco-toxins. A planetary grinder is employed having for examplethree peripheral discharge outlets, two of which areof uniform size and the third of which has a restrictedoutlet to discharge a test sample, such as 6% of theentire lot being ground. The test sample has been foundto have a closely similar composition to the entire lotand can be subjected to analysis of one type or anotherwith confidence of its representative composition.