SCHEDULE 3Keeping and retention of records

Records to be kept by any person undertaking butterfat testing in a laboratory4

Any person undertaking butterfat testing for a purchaser in a laboratory shall keep, and retain for the relevant period, records comprising details of all samples of milk analysed, showing—

a

the time and date the sample was taken on the holding;

b

the time and date of his receipt of the sample;

c

the time and date of the analysis;

d

the identity of the purchaser concerned;

e

the identity of the producer concerned (by name or reference number);

f

the butterfat content of each sample recorded to two decimal places;

g

the method of analysis used; and

h

the results of any repeat analyses undertaken.