EN 17250:2020

Foodstuffs - Determination of ochratoxin A in spices, liquorice, cocoa and cocoa products by IAC clean-up and HPLC-FLD

Publication date:   May 18, 2020

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60.60 Standard published   Jan 22, 2020

CEN

CEN/TC 275 Food analysis - Horizontal methods

European Norm

67.140.30   Cocoa | 67.220.10   Spices and condiments

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This document specifies a procedure for the determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in chilli, paprika, black and white pepper, nutmeg, spice mix, liquorice (root and extracts), cocoa and cocoa products by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with immunoaffinity column clean-up and fluorescence detection (FLD).
This method has been validated in interlaboratory studies via the analysis of both naturally contaminated and spiked samples ranging from 1,0 μg/kg to 84,9 μg/kg for spices (paprika and chili [5], black and white pepper, nutmeg and spice mix [6]), ranging from 7,7 μg/kg to 96,8 μg/kg for liquorice and liquorice products [7] and ranging from 2,1 μg/kg to 26,3 μg/kg for cocoa and cocoa products [6].
For further information on the validation, see Clause 10 and Annex B.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

882/2004

Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 onofficial controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules

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EN 17250:2020
60.60 Standard published
Jan 22, 2020