What is BS EN 16857-Determination of benzene in soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods about?
BS EN 16857 discusses the determination of benzene in soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods. BS EN 16857 is a European standard that provides headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-GC-MS) for the determination of benzene in soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods to ensure they are safe for consumption.
BS EN 16857 specifies a method for the determination of benzene in soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods, by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HSGC-MS).
The method under BS EN 16857 has been validated in an interlaboratory study via the analysis of spiked samples of carbonated soft drink, still fruit-based drink, carbonated fruit-based drink, vegetable, and fruit juice containing carrot, infant food vegetable-based and infant food containing meat, ranging from 1,9 microgram/kg to 18,6 microgram /kg.
However, the linearity of the instrument response was proven for the concentration range from 0,5 microgram /kg to 20 microgram /kg. The limit of quantification (LOQ) depends on the instrument but can be expected to be in the range from 0,5 microgram /kg to 1,0 microgram /kg.
Who is BS EN 16857-Determination of benzene in soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods for?
BS EN 16857 on the determination of benzene in soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods is relevant to:
- Food scientists
- Food technologists
- Food laboratories
- Food health and safety departments
Why should you use BS EN 16857-Determination of benzene in soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods?
Benzene causes harmful effects on the bone marrow and can cause a decrease in red blood cells, leading to anemia. It can also cause excessive bleeding and can affect the immune system, increasing the chance of infection.
BS EN 16857 provides you with the preparation of stock and standard solutions, preparation of the calibration solutions, apparatus, procedures, HS-GC-MS analysis, calculation, precision data, and much more.
The methods and procedures provided by BS EN 16857 assist in improving the quality of soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods and ensure reducing risk on human health due to consumption of benzene content.
By adopting BS EN 16857 the user can enhance the standard of soft drinks, other beverages, and vegetable-based infant foods and help produce a standardized product.
