Questions for a food product expert

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Value of goods and batches

01Value of goods and batchesWhat is the market value of the specified batch of food products on the given date, taking account of its quantity and confirmed commercial condition?

02Value of goods and batchesWhich product, packaging, shelf-life and delivery characteristics are material to determining its value?

03Value of goods and batchesAre the selected market comparables comparable to the products examined in type, quality, batch size and handling conditions?

04Value of goods and batchesAre adjustments to comparable prices justified for differences in quantity, condition, packaging and delivery terms?

05Value of goods and batchesHow do the identified commercial-condition defects affect product value within the permissible assessment purpose?

06Value of goods and batchesCan parts of the batch with different confirmed conditions be valued separately, and what information is needed?

07Value of goods and batchesIs the information on batch quantity, condition and composition sufficient to determine value on the specified date?

Quality, commercial condition and spoilage

08Quality, commercial condition and spoilageWhat commercial-condition defects were found in the products supplied, and which materials support them?

09Quality, commercial condition and spoilageDo the examined characteristics comply with the contract and specification within the assigned scope?

10Quality, commercial condition and spoilageWhat signs of deterioration of consumer properties were found using the available examination methods?

11Quality, commercial condition and spoilageTo what extent can the cause of the goods' deterioration be established from the objects and documents supplied?

12Quality, commercial condition and spoilageDo the materials distinguish the products' condition at acceptance from changes that occurred later?

13Quality, commercial condition and spoilageHow do the identified defects affect marketable appearance and the agreed consumer characteristics?

14Quality, commercial condition and spoilageWhich questions cannot be resolved without additional samples, documents or specialist tests?

Storage and transport

15Storage and transportWhich storage and transport conditions are supported by the supplied logs, records and technical data?

16Storage and transportDo the documented conditions comply with the manufacturer's requirements relevant to the characteristics examined?

17Storage and transportIs there evidence of breaches of temperature, humidity, time limits or product-handling conditions?

18Storage and transportCould the established storage or transport conditions have affected the identified changes in commercial condition?

19Storage and transportWhich alternative causes of deterioration were considered, and is there enough data to distinguish them?

20Storage and transportDo the available materials establish when the changes arose and the limits of such a conclusion?

Packaging, labelling and identification

21Packaging, labelling and identificationWhat information identifies the goods, manufacturer, batch and production date?

22Packaging, labelling and identificationDoes the labelling match the contract, specification and accompanying documents?

23Packaging, labelling and identificationWhat packaging damage or signs of compromised integrity were recorded?

24Packaging, labelling and identificationHow could the identified packaging defects have affected preservation and commercial condition of the products?

25Packaging, labelling and identificationAre there inconsistencies in the stated dates, shelf life, quantity or identification details?

26Packaging, labelling and identificationAre the identifying features and documents sufficient to link the samples supplied to the batch examined?

Samples and laboratory work

27Samples and laboratory workHow, in what quantity and from which parts of the batch were the supplied samples taken?

28Samples and laboratory workIs the information on sampling and sample condition sufficient to answer the commodity-examination questions posed?

29Samples and laboratory workAre sample identification, packaging, storage and handover conditions documented from sampling through examination?

30Samples and laboratory workTo what extent may the results for the samples examined characterise the specified batch?

31Samples and laboratory workWhich indicators require specialist laboratory examination, and how much additional information is needed?

32Samples and laboratory workDoes the scope of the conclusions match the objects and indicators actually examined in the supplied test record?

Expert report review

33Expert report reviewAre the objects, documents, photographs and sampling information sufficient to support the conclusions?

34Expert report reviewAre the chosen methods and their applicability to the product type and questions posed justified?

35Expert report reviewAre inspection and test results described so that the reasoning leading to the conclusions can be traced?

36Expert report reviewCan the price sources, selection of comparables, adjustments and value calculation be verified?

37Expert report reviewDoes the report contain contradictions, arithmetic errors or undisclosed assumptions?

38Expert report reviewAre the certainty of the conclusions and their extension to the batch consistent with the materials actually examined?

For a review

39For a reviewWere shelf life and documented storage conditions taken into account?

40For a reviewIs the assessment of commercial condition and product value justified?

41For a reviewCan the connection between the examined sample and the disputed batch be traced?

42For a reviewDo the conclusions address the questions put to the expert?

43For a reviewAre the source materials and their limitations described adequately?

44For a reviewIs the choice of methods justified for the object of examination?

45For a reviewCan the examination process be verified from the description and appendices?

46For a reviewAre the descriptive section and final conclusions consistent?

47For a reviewAre established facts distinguished from assumptions?

48For a reviewWhich deficiencies may affect the report's validity?

These formulations are a starting point. Questions are refined according to the objects, available materials and the expert's competence.

Wording is tailored to the specific goods, batch, valuation date and available materials. Product quality, value and safety may require different methods and competence; the scope of the assignment is determined before work begins.

Scope of the commodity-examination assignment

A commodity expert examines the agreed characteristics, condition and value of products. Microbiological, physicochemical, veterinary and other specialist indicators require appropriate methods and providers. Legal questions of liability and the amount recoverable are resolved under the established procedure; when an examination is court-appointed, the court determines the final questions.

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Questions for the expert

Value of goods and batches

Quality, commercial condition and spoilage

Storage and transport

Packaging, labelling and identification

Samples and laboratory work

Expert report review

For a review

Scope of the commodity-examination assignment

Send product documents and photographs