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What Is Specification Sheet?
A specification sheet records the agreed, measurable properties of a finished product: appearance, odour, pH, viscosity with its test method and temperature, fill weight, packaging components and the labelling version. It is the reference against which production batches and incoming shipments are checked.
Why it matters when you source
Without a specification sheet a quality disagreement has no referee, because both sides describe the product in adjectives. Put numbers, methods and tolerances in it before mass production and the first delivery inspection becomes objective.
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