Why is sampling supervision necessary?

Objective measurements facilitate the exchange of ownership of wool, and improve the accuracy of predicted processing performance. Wool sellers, buyers and processors now rely intimately on certified data.

This reliance is built upon the confidence of the industry in the integrity of the Certificates. Critical to this is confidence in the integrity of the samples and the sampling process.

Independence of the sales transaction, and impartiality on the part of the test house, is also critical to maintaining this confidence.

Sampling supervision ensures the integrity the industry requires. If the laboratory receives a sample that is not representative of the bales from which it was drawn, the test result will not be accurate. AWTA Ltd sampling supervision provides buyers of Australian wool with confidence in the integrity of the Certificates upon which they purchase that wool.

For more information see Sampling Supervision: Guaranteeing the Integrity of the Certification of Australian Wool.