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Certificate of analysis

Meaning in food science & technology, with examples

nounCore term

In food science & technology, certificate of analysis means: A document from a supplier or laboratory that shows the test results for a specific batch and confirms that it meets the agreed specification.

In Turkish: analiz sertifikası, analiz belgesi

How it is used

Almost always called a CoA or COA. Raw material deliveries usually come with a CoA for each batch, and customers often ask for one with export shipments. Quality teams compare CoA results with the specification and run their own tests from time to time to verify the supplier.

Example sentences

  1. The delivery was held at goods-in because the certificate of analysis was missing.

  2. Can you send the certificate of analysis for lot 0923 with the aflatoxin results?

Common collocations

  • CoA
  • request a certificate of analysis
  • batch-specific CoA
  • supplier CoA
  • issue a CoA
  • specificationA document that sets out the agreed requirements for a raw material, packaging or product, such as composition, chemical and microbiological limits, appearance and packing.
  • raw materialA basic material, such as milk, flour, fruit or meat, that a factory receives and processes to make its products.
  • batchA quantity of product made at one time, under the same conditions and from the same materials, so that it can be identified and traced as one unit.
  • quality controlThe checks, measurements and tests carried out on raw materials, products in process and finished goods to make sure they meet the agreed specifications.
  • samplingTaking a small, representative part of a batch or lot for testing, so that the result can be used to judge the whole quantity.

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