23/30472705 DC

This standard 23/30472705 DC BS EN 13806-2. Foodstuffs. Determination of trace elements is classified in these ICS categories:

• 67.050 General methods of tests and analysis for food products

This document specifies a method for the determination of total mercury in foodstuffs by cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) after pressure digestion. This method was tested in a collaborative study carried out in connection with the pressure digestion method EN 13805 on seven different materials with a mercury concentration in the range from 0,006 mg/kg to 5,38 mg/kg and successfully validated in this range. The following foodstuffs were analysed: Saithe (dried); Celery (dried); Wheat noodle powder; Wild mushrooms (dried); Pig liver (dried); Cacao powder; Tuna fish (dried). The lower limit of the method’s applicabilitiy varies depending on the food matrix and the water content of the foodstuff. It is a laboratory-specific value and is defined by the laboratory when calculating the limit of quantification.