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Ochratoxin A in Wheat: Certification of Two Reference Materials

Ochratoxin A in Wheat: Certification of Two Reference Materials

G M Wood, S Patel, A C Entwisle, A C Williams, A Boenke, P J Farnell

Food Addit Contam. 1997 Apr;14(3):237-48.

PMID: 9135721

Abstract:

The preparation of two wheat reference materials and the certification of their ochratoxin A content is described. The materials were prepared and certified within the European Commission. Measurements and Testing Programme (M&T). The first and second phases of this project, two intercomparisons of procedures for the determination of ochratoxin A in wheat, at levels of approximately 13 micrograms/kg, and 7 micrograms/kg, respectively have already been reported. This paper describes the work carried out in certification of the ochratoxin A content (mass fraction) of two wheat reference materials: a blank wheat CRM 471, and a contaminated wheat, CRM 472. These materials were prepared for use in the second intercomparison referred to above and reported previously. Reference material CRM 472 was prepared from naturally-contaminated wheat blended with the blank wheat (CRM 471). Details are given of the milling, blending and packaging procedure, and the checks to ensure homogeneity and stability of the material. The certification exercise was carried out by 15 laboratories using a variety of extraction and clean-up procedures, and the certified ochratoxin A content (mass fraction) of CRM 471 was < 0.6 microgram/kg. The value for CRM 472 was 8.2 micrograms/kg with an uncertainty of 1.0 microgram/kg.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AS2121486	Wheat (ochratoxin A, blank)			Price

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