Designation:E1346−16StandardPracticeforBulkSampling,Handling,andPreparingEdibleVegetableOilsforSensoryEvaluation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1346;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstherecommendedproceduresforbulksampling,handling,andpreparingediblevegetableoil(liquidatroomtemperature)priortosensoryevaluation.1.2Thispracticeisconsistentwiththebackgroundinfor-mationpresentedinASTMSTP433,ASTMManual26,andASTMSTP758.Theseshouldbeconsultedforsupplementalguidance.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMPublications:2ASTMSTP433BasicPrinciplesofSensoryEvaluationASTMManual26ManualonSensoryTestingMethods,2ndEd.ASTMSTP758GuidelinesfortheSelectionandTrainingofSensoryPanelMembers2.2AOCSStandard:3MethodC1-47Sampling3.SummaryofPractice3.1Thispracticeconsistsofthefollowingbasicsteps:removingoilfrombulksource,transportingandstoringoilpriortoevaluation,preparingoilsforevaluation,presentingsamplestopanel,andcleaningglassware.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thispracticeisdesignedforusebytheoilprocessororresearchlaboratoryforevaluationbyatrainedsensorypanel,orforusebyqualitycontrol(QC)andqualityassurance(QA)personnelforsamplingfromatanktruck,car,oranyotherbulktransportationcontainer,orbyboth.4.2Theconsistentuseofthispracticewillproviderepre-sentativesamplesforallsensory,chemicalandphysicalanalysesandwillprotecttheoilfromoxidation.4.3Theobjectiveofthispracticeistoensurethatthesampleisrepresentativeofthesam...
