Description: Procedures, supplies, and equipment used during the collection and submission of an animal food sample.

Terminal Competency:

Collect an animal food sample.

Enabling Competencies:

1.    Identify supplies and equipment that may be used in sampling animal food.

2.    Use appropriate procedures to sample animal food.

3.    Give examples of personal safety hazards when sampling different animal foods.

4.    Follow appropriate procedures for documenting and submitting samples.

5.    Recognize the difference between official/unofficial/investigative samples.

6.    Recognize the analytical capabilities of laboratories.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.