A sample is drawn at random from the lot according to the appropriate schedule in the Sampling Plans. 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.