What is BS EN 17212-Determination of melamine and cyanuric acid content in animal feeds about?
BS EN 17212 is a standard that serves technical specifications for methods of sampling and analysis for the determination of melamine and cyanuric acid content in animal feeds which enables detection of melamine and cyanuric acid in animal feeds that are sometimes mixed into feed.
BS EN 17212 specifies a high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) mass spectrometric (MS) method for screening and quantification of melamine and cyanuric acid in the concentration range between 1 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg feed.
BS EN 17212 method is validated in an international collaborative trial for melamine in complete feed, complementary feed, feed material, milk replacer and pet food including canned pet food in the range between 1 mg/kg and 80 mg/kg with particular regard to the maximum level of 2.5 mg/kg as established by the European Commission.
Laboratory experiences have shown that BS EN 17212 method is also applicable for cyanuric acid in the same concentration range in complete feed (n = 7), complementary feed (n = 6), feed material (n = 7, resp. 9), milk replacer (n = 7) and pet food (n = 7) including canned pet food.
BS EN 17212 method is applicable to feeding stuffs but not tested for pre-mixtures and feed additives. Since the LC-MS/MS sensitivity for cyanuric acid is lower than for melamine, it has to be ensured that the LC-MS/MS system is in excellent working order.
Who is BS EN 17212-Determination of melamine and cyanuric acid content in animal feeds for?
BS EN 17212 on determination of melamine and cyanuric acid content in animal feeds applies to:
- Manufacturers of animal feeds
- Dealers and importers of animal feeds
- Testing houses and labs for animal feeds
Why should you use BS EN 17212-Determination of melamine and cyanuric acid content in animal feeds?
Animal feeds are nutritional foods for domestic animals and pets. Some animal feeds are cereal grains, their by-products such as barley, corn, oats and soyabean, canola, peanut and by-products from processing of sugar beets and sugarcane. They can contain carcinogenic toxins which are harmful to animals that can cause reproductive disorders, birth defects, damage to liver etc.
BS EN 17212 provides you guidance on principle, reagents, apparatus, samples, procedure, analysis, calculation, results and test report to accurately assess the content of melamine and cyanuric acid in animal feeding stuffs.
BS EN 17212 provides you guidance on the liquid chromatographic method with mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) and provides step-by-step instructions to ensure the accuracy of results.
Guidance in BS EN 17212 enables you to limit the amount of melamine and cyanuric acid to prevent their exposure and reduce the toxicity risk of animal feed.
