Samples for salt analysis shall be a composite sample representing all cans in the lot. The sardines shall be drained as hereinbefore described under "Fill of Container (15 oz. oval can)".
The official method of analysis shall be that described in the "Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, thirteenth edition, 1980, Chapter 32, Para. 33.025, Page 540.
01-001 C.M.R. ch. 339, § I-11