Each sample unit is examined according to the requirements of the individual Codex Standard and classified as either “acceptable” or as “defective”. Based on the total number of “defectives “ in the sample, the lot either “meets” or “fails” the requirements of the Codex standard, to which these Sampling Plans apply, according to the following criteria:
- Meets if the number of “defectives” is equal to, or less than, the acceptance number of the appropriate plan.
- Fails if the number of “defectives” exceeds the acceptance number of the appropriate plan.