(b) An employee of an approved laboratory, grower/processor or third-party contractor who transports samples from a grower/processor to an approved laboratory shall:
- (1) Protect the physical integrity of the sample.
- (2) Keep the composition of the sample intact.
- (3) Protect the sample against factors that interfere with the validity of testing results, including the factors of time, temperature and any other circumstance that appears to have compromised the sample.