What is BS EN 17424 about?
BS EN 17424 discusses foodstuffs. This European standard aims to enhance the safety of foodstuffs for consumption by eliminating the risk of aflatoxins in food products.
BS EN 17424 describes a procedure for the determining aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 and total aflatoxins (sum of B1, B2, G1, and G2) in spices for which EU maximum levels are established, other than paprika, by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with post-column derivatization (PCD) and fluorescence detection (FLD) after immunoaffinity column (IAC) clean-up.
The method described in BS EN 17424 applies to the spices capsicum (excluding paprika), pepper, nutmeg, ginger, turmeric, and mixtures thereof.
The method specified by BS EN 17424 has been validated for aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 and total aflatoxins in a range of test samples that comprised: ginger, pepper, nutmeg, chili, turmeric as individual spices and mixed pepper + chili + nutmeg (90 + 5 + 5, m + m + m), mixed spice+ginger (6 + 4, m + m) mixed spice, mixed turmeric + ginger (2 + 8, m + m).
Who is BS EN 17424 for?
BS EN 17424 on the determination of aflatoxins in foodstuffs is useful for:
- Spice manufacturers
- Food laboratories
- Food technologists
- Food safety and health departments
Why should you use BS EN 17424?
Aflatoxins are produced by at least three species of Aspergillus, A. flavus, A. parasiticus, and A. nominus, and can occur in a wide range of important raw food commodities. Large or consistent consumption of food products containing aflatoxins causes acute poisoning and can be fatal as well.
BS EN 17424 helps you to calibrate the HPLC-FLD method to determine aflatoxin content in spices other than paprika. BS EN 17424 ensures that you perform the test method accurately by guiding you through the process step-by-step and also helps you determine the results in quantitative terms so you can identify the aflatoxin content.
In conclusion, the HPLC-FLD method described BS EN 17424, helps you to regulate the aflatoxin content in spices and thereby enhancing the quality of your products.
