Type Pack
Number of Dozen Eggs
Per Shipping Container
Factor
12
.4
15
.5
16
.533
18
.6
24
.8
25
.833
40
1.33
Figure 2-3. The multiplication factors or 30 dozen equivalent shipping cases.
c. The sample size for initial destination is specified in the table in the DPSC
Manual 4155.6, Subsection 218.8. See figure 2-4.
LOT SIZE
SAMPLE
(Number of "30-Dozen Cases" or
SIZE
Equivalent "30-Dozen Cases")
1-50
1
51-100
2
101-200
3
201-300
4
More than 300
5
Figure 2-4. Sample size table, DPSC Manual, Subsection 218.8.
d. When a nonconformance is determined and additional samples are to be
examined, then the sample size for candling and net weight are taken from the table in
the USDA "Regulations Governing the Grading of Shell Eggs and US Standards,
Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs." See figure 2-5.
MD0713
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