What is BS EN 13130-7-Determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants about?
BS EN 13130 is a European standard on materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs that discusses the determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants to ensure food stimulants are safe for consumption.
BS EN 13130-7 is the seventh part of the BS EN 13130 BS EN 13130-7 series that specifies methods for the determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in the food simulants; water, 3 % (w/v) acetic acid, 15 % (v/v) ethanol and olive oil and other fatty food simulants, simulants D, e.g., a mixture of synthetic triglycerides or sunflower oil or corn oil.
The methods under BS EN 13130-7 can determine monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants separately, or combined, at the specific migration limit SML (T) of 30 mg/kg.
Note: The method under BS EN 13130-7 was developed for the determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in 15 % (v/v) aqueous ethanol, as required by the regulations in force at the time the development work was carried out. However, the method under BS EN 13130-7, developed for 15 (v/v) aqueous ethanol, should be applicable to the determination in 10 (v/v) aqueous ethanol.
Who is BS EN 13130-7-Determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants for?
BS EN 13130-7 on the determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants is useful for:
- Food stimulants manufacturers
- Food scientists
- Food technologists
- Food laboratories
- Food health and safety departments
Why should you use BS EN 13130-7-Determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants?
Monoethylene glycol (MEG) and diethylene glycol (DEG) are monomers used in the manufacturing of plastics materials and articles intended to encounter foodstuffs. Residues of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol can remain in the plastic after processing to form materials and articles for food contact use and can migrate into foodstuffs.
BS EN 13130-7 provides you with guidance on apparatus, samples, procedure, preparation of calibration graphs, expression of results, method of calculation, calculation of the specific migration, precision, repeatability and reproducibility, confirmation of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, test report, etc.
The test methods and procedures provided by BS EN 13130-7 assist you in the determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants, improving the quality and subsistence of food stimulants and ensuring a reduction in the risk to human health due to consumption of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol content.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 13130-5, you can enhance food simulants’ effectiveness and efficacy and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.
