What is BS EN 17362 about?
BS EN 17362 is a standard that serves technical specifications for sampling and analysis of animal feeding stuffs, especially pentachlorophenol (PCP) content in feed materials and compound feed that ensures the safety of animal feed and regulate its content.
BS EN 17362 specifies a liquid chromatographic method with triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS/MS) detection for the determination of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in feed materials and compound feed.
BS EN 17362 sets the limit of quantitation (LOQ) for the PCP determination in guar gum, fatty acid distillates (FAD) and compound feed is 10 μg/kg. Individual laboratories are responsible for ensuring that the equipment that they use will achieve this limit of quantification.
BS EN 17362 provides the validated results of a collaborative trial in which 16 labs participated which showed that the method is applicable for the determination of PCP in compound feed, guar gum and FAD at desired limit of 10 μg/kg.
Who is BS EN 17362 for?
BS EN 17362 on determining pentachlorophenol (PCP) in feed materials and compound feed is applicable to:
- Manufacturers of animal feed
- Dealers and importers of animal feed
- Testing houses and labs for animal feed
Why should you use BS EN 17362?
Food is a key source of pentachlorophenol PCP exposure in animals. Following consumption, PCP is immediately absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract. Toxic build up can occur in places such as liver, kidneys, plasma protein and fat. In situations where the PCP preservative might end up in food or animal feed, it should be within the prescribed limits.
BS EN 17362 provides you the testing method which is validated in an international collaborative trial for pentachlorophenol in compound feed, guar gum and fatty acid distillate in the range between 9 μg/kg and 22 μg/kg. BS EN 17362 all provides you extensive information on reagents and materials, chemicals, apparatus, sampling, procedure, calculation and expression of results, precision and test reports which allows you to accurately determine the pentachlorophenol (PCP) levels in animal feeds.
BS EN 17362 guides you with test methods to determine pentachlorophenol (PCP) levels which allow you to standardize prescribed limits for the safety of animal feeds that follows required regulators.
