What is BS EN 16007 - Ochratoxin A in animal feeds about?
BS EN 16007 is a European standard that serves technical specifications for Ochratoxin A in animal feeds, enabling the prevention of feed contamination.
BS EN 16007 specifies a method for the determination of Ochratoxin A (OTA) in cereal based animal feed using immunoaffinity for clean-up followed by liquid-chromatography with fluorescence detection.
Note: In BS EN 16007, the validated mass fraction range was 39 μg/kg to 338 μg/kg OTA.
Who is BS EN 16007 - Ochratoxin A in animal feeds for?
BS EN 16007 on determining Ochratoxin A in animal feeds applies to:
- Manufacturers of animal feeds
- Dealers and importers of animal feeds
- Testing labs for animal feeds
- Safety assurance services
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use BS EN 16007 - Ochratoxin A in animal feeds?
Ochratoxin A is a common food-contaminating mycotoxin. In animals, ochratoxin A can cause immunosuppression and immunotoxicity. Depressed antibody responses, reduced the size of immunological organs (such as the thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes), changes in immune cell quantity and function, and changed cytokine production may all be signs of the toxin's immunosuppressive action in animals.
BS EN 16007 provides users guidance on a test method for the determination of Ochratoxin A (OTA) in animal feeds using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). BS EN 16007 also provides users with a step-by-step procedure for the method, enabling users to do the method correctly.
BS EN 16007 provides users guidance on principle, reagents, materials, apparatus, sample preparation, measurements, concentrations, precision and test report, enabling users to accurately determine Ochratoxin A (OTA) in animal feeds.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 16007, users can develop and assess animal feeding stuffs to limit or prevent the presence of Ochratoxin A in animal feeds, ensuring the safety and vitality of animals.
