What is ISO 21572-Molecular biomarker analysis of foodstuffs about?
ISO 21572 discusses molecular biomarker analysis of foodstuffs. ISO 21572 is an international standard on molecular biomarker analysis of foodstuff for detection and quantification of protein in foods to determine the economic value of the food product.
ISO 21572 specifies performance criteria for immunochemical methods for the detection and quantification of a specific protein or proteins of interest [POI(s)] in a specified matrix.
The methods specified by ISO 21572 apply to the analysis of proteins from a variety of sample types.
Who is ISO 21572-Molecular biomarker analysis of foodstuffs for?
ISO 21572 on molecular biomarker analysis of foodstuffs is useful for:
- Microbiologists
- Food scientists
- Food technologists
- Food laboratories
Why should you use ISO 21572-Molecular biomarker analysis of foodstuffs?
Analytical techniques based on highly specific immunochemical-binding interactions have become key tools for analyzing many different chemical and macromolecular analytes, including proteins.
ISO 21572 discusses aspects of sample processing, extraction, assay set-up, interpretation and reporting of results, and relevant assay performance parameters.
The procedures and analytical considerations for using immunochemical techniques provided by ISO 21572 assist you to detect the target proteins to understand the total protein content in a sample or a formulated product and help to provide about the chemical composition, processing, quality control (QC), and contamination of foodstuffs.
ISO 21572 assists in analyzing proteins involved in crop and food production, food processing, food marketing, food safety, biotechnology, or disease indexing.
What is changed since the last update?
BS EN ISO 21572:2019 supersedes ISO 21572:2013, which is withdrawn. BS EN ISO 21572:2019 has made some technical changes with respect to ISO 21572:2013. These include:
- The title has been changed to specify that the document is focused on immunochemical protein detection methods
- An introduction has been added
- The terms, definitions, and references have been updated
- The text has been modified to improve the document’s applicability to general protein analysis applications
