If it contains all that information normally found on a Certificate of Analysis, then that’s probably
adequate. If it’s just something that’s saying, we’re shipping you a polyethylene bag, or it just says
you’re receiving a truckload of polyethylene bags, it’s probably not. In fact, the Certificate of
Analysis in reference to the specification and meeting those requirements may be adequate.
If you look at Section 7.2, the first paragraph, there’s a sentence there that says, “Materials
should be held under quarantine until they have been sampled, examined, or tested, as
appropriate, and released for use.” The bags may be an example of material that you may not
test for; you just might simply examine it before use and determine that it’s okay.
At least fiber drums, you probably aren’t testing; you’re probably examining your drums. Q7A
does not specify what kind of ID test you could do on polyethylene bags, but IR is often used.