EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 13130-5 testing. This part of this European standard covers a method for the determination of vinylidene chloride monomer in food simulants.
The method is applicable to aqueous food simulants, oily food simulant olive oil and other fatty food simulants, for example D analogues which are a mixture of synthetic triglycerides or sunflower oil or corn oil. The determined level of vinylidene chloride is expressed as milligrams of vinylidene chloride per kilogram of food simulant. The method is suitable for the quantitative determination of vinylidene chloride at the level of 0,05 mg/kg.
This method was developed for the determination of vinylidene chloride in 15% v/v aqueous ethanol as required by regulations in force at the time of development. However, this method developed for 15 (v/v) aqueous ethanol should be applicable for the determination in 10 (v/v) aqueous ethanol.
The level of vinylidene chloride in a food simulant is determined by headspace gas chromatography with autosampler injection and using electron capture or flame ionization detection. Quantification is performed using 1-chloropropane (1-CP) as an internal standard with calibration against blank samples of simulant supplemented with vinylidene chloride. If there is interference with the internal standard, calibration is performed with external standardization.
Laboratory samples of the food simulant to be analyzed are obtained as described in EN 13130-1. Samples should be kept refrigerated at 5°C excluding light, in glass, gas-tight containers with a minimum headspace volume. Similar samples without vinylidene chloride are also required for calibration purposes. The simulant will be the same as used for display.
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