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- A chromatographic method for analysis of nine sweeteners
Sweeteners form an important class of food additives, which are used in an increasingly wide range of food products and beverages. The IRMM has developed and validated a high performance liquid chr... - Calibrants for mycotoxin analysis available
IRMM has released for distribution four certified calibrants for mycotoxin analysis: aflatoxin B1 (ERM-AC057), aflatoxin B2 (ERM-AC058), aflatoxin G1 (ERM-AC059) and aflatoxin G2 (ERM-AC060) in ace... - Reference material for analysis of alkali leaching from pharmaceutical glass containers
A certified reference material for the determination of alkali leaching from pharmaceutical glass containers is now available from IRMM. The use of pharmaceutical containers intended for parenteral... - New reference materials for elements in plastic
On the European level legislation to minimise the flux of trace elements to the environment comprises e.g. the Packaging Directive (94/62/EC), RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC) and End of Life Vehicles (... - ERM® announces new low Sulfur European Reference Materials for Petrol
Every car driver will be aware of the environmental pollution caused by sulfur in fuel, so the implementation of EC Directive 2003/17/EC will come as good news. It requires that petrol (gasoline) w... - New reference materials for analysis of uranium isotopes
The IRMM has released a new series of certified reference materials for the analysis of uranium isotope abundances. The new series consists of materials used earlier in a set of reference materials... - New European Reference Material for the analysis of sulphur in petrol available
Atmospheric sulfur oxides are the main source of acid rain, which causes significant damage to buildings as well as to the environment. Therefore, such emissions have been regulated in many countri... - Paper on new measurement standards for BSE tests published
More than 11 million rapid BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy i.e. the mad cow disease) tests are carried out annually in hundreds of laboratories in the European Union. In the EU, the performan... - A new reference material for the analysis of rice flour
IRMM has released for distribution a new certified reference material (IRMM-804) for the analysis of rice flour. The IRMM-804 has been certified for its content of As, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn, while ... - A new reference material for the analysis of fly ash
Incineration of waste produces a range of potentially harmful residues like ashes and slags. These solid residues may be processed for use in concrete or road construction in case they do not relea... - Reference material for acrylamide analysis available
In 2002 high levels of acrylamide in starch-rich foods processed at high temperature were detected. Since acrylamide has been classified as a potentially carcinogenic compound by the International ... - New Method for the Detection of Semicarbazide
Semicarbazide is a metabolite of nitrofurazone, an antibiotic that is banned from use within the EU. It was measured to detect illegal use of nitrofurazone until it became known that nitrofurazone ...
- Methods developed and validated by IRMM adopted by ISO
Cocoa butter in chocolate can be replaced by other vegetable fats, the so-called cocoa butter equivalents (CBEs). IRMM has developed an integrated approach for the detection and quantification of C...