ASTM F2342-03

Standard Specification for Design and Construction of Composition or Quality Constituent Measuring Devices or Systems

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for design and construction of electronic devices or systems for measuring composition or quality constituents of live animals, livestock and poultry carcasses, and individual cuts of meat, or a combination thereof. Examples include but are not limited to half and whole carcasses, primals, subprimals, and boxed meat.
1.2 The values stated in SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 65.020.30 - Animal husbandry and breeding
• ICS: 67.120.20 - Poultry and eggs
• Technical Committee: F10 - Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
• Drafting Committee: F10.10 - Design Specification

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F2342-05 - Standard Specification for Design and Construction of Composition or Quality Constituent Measuring Devices or Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2463-15(2021) - Standard Terminology for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 2342 – 03
Standard Specification for
Design and Construction of Composition or Quality
Constituent Measuring Devices or Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2342; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.4 electronic device, n—device operating by the prin-
ciples of electronics, which may consist of one or more
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for design
subassemblies and perform a specific function.
and construction of electronic devices or systems for measur-
3.1.4.1 Discussion—Electronic devices may be complete
ing composition or quality constituents of live animals, live-
measuring instruments (for example, pH meter, composition
stock and poultry carcasses, and individual cuts of meat, or a
measuring device) or part of a measuring instrument (for
combination thereof. Examples include but are not limited to
example, measuring element, indicator).
halfandwholecarcasses,primals,subprimals,andboxedmeat.
3.1.5 electronic system, n—an electronic device or group of
1.2 The values stated in SI units or inch-pound units are to
electronic devices used to measure and record composition or
be regarded separately as standard. No other units of measure-
quality constituents.
ment are included in this standard.
3.1.6 evaluation device, n—equipment designed to measure
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
composition or quality constituents used to determine value of
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.7 evaluation system, n—a device or group of devices
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
used to measure and record composition, or quality constitu-
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
ents used to determine value of live animals, carcasses, and
2. Referenced Documents
individual cuts of meat.
3.1.8 fault condition, n—an abnormal condition that may
2.1 ASTM Standards:
cause a reduction in, or loss of the capability of, a functional
F 2343 Test Method for Livestock, Meat and Poultry Evalu-
unit to perform a required function.
ation Devices
3.1.8.1 Discussion—Principally, a fault is the result of an
3. Terminology
error in the data contained in or flowing through an electronic
measuring device or system.
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.9 inch-pound unit, n—in ASTM standards, unit based
3.1.1 carcass, n—the harvested animal, whether eviscerated
on the inch and pound, commonly used in the United States of
or not.
America and defined by the National Institute of Standards and
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Acarcass may or may not be split into
Technology, including certain other units accepted for use with
separatesides,oneorbothsidesmaybemeasuredorevaluated.
the units.
3.1.2 carcass primal, n—basic major cuts into which car-
3.1.9.1 Discussion—Inch-pound, also known as US Cus-
casses and sides are separated.
tomary Units, are one type of non-SI units.Another example of
3.1.3 carcass subprimal, n—smaller cuts derived from pri-
non-SI units is the centimetre gram second (cgs) system.
mal cuts.
3.1.10 indicating element, n—element incorporated in a
measuring device or system by means of which its output,
relative to quantity or quality measurement, is displayed or
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F10 on
“read” from the device itself as, for example, a digital
Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems and is the direct responsibility of
indicator.
Subcommittee F10.10 on Design Specification.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2003. Published December 2003.
3.1.11 livestock, n—cattle, sheep, swine, and other domestic
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
meat animals.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
3.1.12 meat, n—all edible products and by-products har-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. vested by the meat-packing industry.
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F2342–03
3.1.13 National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP), 5.2.1 All measuring devices or systems shall operate within
n—program administered by the National Conference on applicable tolerance requirements over the normal ambient
Weights and Measures, Inc. (NCWM) in cooperation with the temperature range of -10 to 40°C (14 to 104°F) unless marked
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), state with a restricted temperature range. If the temperature range is
and local governments, and the private sector for determining, narrower than -10 to 40°C (14 to 104°F), the ambient tempera-
on a uniform basis, conformance of a type, with an applicable ture at the time of device calibration shall be posted on the
standard. device. If a measuring device or system is marked with a
3.1.14 poultry, n—chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and restricted operating temperature range, the minimum operating
other domestic fowl. temperature range shall be not less than 30°C (54°F).
3.1.15 quality constituents, n—measurable characteristics, 5.2.2 A device or system shall not display or record any
such as, but not limited to pH, marbling, tenderness or color. usable values until the operating temperature necessary for
3.1.16 recording element, n—element incorporated in a accurate measurements and a stable ready to measure reference
measuring device by means of which its output, relative to point has been attained.
quantity or quality measurement, is permanently recorded on a 5.3 A device or system shall be designed to operate within
tape, ticket, card, electronic storage medium, or the like, in the prescribed tolerances when subjected to environmental distur-
form of a printed, stamped, punched, perforated representation, bances normally found in the environment in which it is used.
or a retrievable electronic record. Examples of disturbances include but are not limited to Radio
3.1.17 SI unit, n—in ASTM standards, unit of the Interna- Frequency Interference (RFI), Electromagnetic Interference
tional System of Units (SI) and other units specifically ap- (EMI), acoustic changes, ambient light, and so forth.
proved in IEEE/ASTM SI 10 as a unit for use with SI. 5.3.1 If the measuring accuracy of a measurement device is
3.1.18 units of measure, n—for the purpose of this specifi- adversely affected by the speed of operation, the device must
cation,theunitsofmeasureshallbetheInternationalSystemof bemarkedwithamaximumnumberofmeasurementsperhour.
Units (SI).
6. Other Requirements
3.1.18.1 Discussion—SI units are divided into three classes:
6.1 Error Message(s):
base units, derived units, and supplementary units.
6.1.1 All measurement devices or systems shall be equipped
4. Materials and Manufacture
with a mechanism that provides a visual and recorded fault
4.1 Indicators and Recording Elements—All measuring indication or message if any condition causes an invalid
devices or evaluation systems shall be provided with an measurement as defined by the manufacturer.
indicating element, and all systems must include a recording 6.1.2 If the placement of the measurement device is critical
element appropriate in design a
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