Section 11 states that “All specifications, sampling plans, test procedures should be scientifically
sound, appropriate to ensure that . . . and labels conform to established standards of quality
and/or purity”. So, whatever you are determining is appropriate, to determine that it’s of suitable
quality should be in the specifications. Certainly, some that come to mind, depending upon what
they are, pre-printed – again, testing and inspection, these are synonymous – it doesn’t have to be
a chemical test, but certainly the label copy, the color of the print, if it’s a self-adhesive, that
there’s adhesive on it. Some of these things which are fairly obvious, but in essence, all the
things that you require of your supplier to make sure that they get it before you’re going to pay
them are the things that you’re going to want on your specifications and your acceptance criteria.
