Guidance on sampling, analysis and data reporting for the monitoring of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food and food contact materials - 2nd Edition
In the frame of Commission Recommendation (EU) 2017/84
Four years after the first edition, drafting this second edition of the guidance document was triggered both by DG SANTE’s request to update the instructions for reporting and by the need to reflect the experience acquired in the field of the mineral oil analyses .
As in the first edition, this guidance document provides specific recommendations for sampling and analysis of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in food and food contact materials (FCM) in the frame of Recommendation (EU) 2017/84 for the monitoring of mineral oils. In addition, it addresses the requirements resulting from the Joint Statement of the Member States (dated April 21, 2022) and the clarifications to the statement (dated October 19, 2022) regarding the presence of MOAH in food, including food for infants and young children.
Minimum performance requirements are specified for the analytical methods fit for MOSH and MOAH monitoring and control. The guidance should be used by all stakeholders concerned, i.e. food inspectors, official control laboratories, laboratories in industry and laboratories of non-governmental organisations.
BRATINOVA Stefanka;
ROBOUCH Piotr;
HOEKSTRA Eddo;
2023-04-03
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC133174
978-92-68-01789-0 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31473 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-473-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC133174,
10.2760/963728 (online),
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