LIST OF METHODS FOR FCM (= food contact materials)
A accredited test
Method Name |
Analyte(s) |
Type of sample (matrix) |
Analytical Technique |
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Determination of total (overall) migration A |
– |
plastics |
gravimetric technique |
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Proof of the presence of certain ions |
S2-, HS-, SO22-, NH4+ |
rubbers |
visual |
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Determination of oxidizable compounds |
– |
silicone elastomer |
titration |
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Residue after evaporation from leach |
– |
rubber and silicone elastomer |
gravimetric technique |
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Determination of metals by AAS (= Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy) |
Cd, Pb, As, Sb, Cr, Se, Ba, Hg, Ni, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Zn |
stainless steel, plastics |
AAS |
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Determination of Cd and Pb by AAS in silicates A |
Cd, Pb |
silicates |
AAS |
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Determination of metals by XRF (= x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy) |
most of elements |
plastics, stainless steels, alloys |
XRF |
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Identification of plastic type by FTIR (= Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) |
most of plastic type |
plastics |
FTIR |
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Determination of sum of PAA (= primary aromatic amines) |
PAA |
SM (= specific migration) from plastics |
UV-VIS (= Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy) |
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Determination of individual PAA |
o-aminoazotoluene, 4-aminodiphenyl benzidine, 4-chloroaniline, 4-chloro-orthotoluidine, cresidine, 2,4-diaminoanisole, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine, 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine, 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, 4,4'-methylene-bis-(2-chloroaniline), 2- naphthylamine, 4,4'-oxydianiline, 4,4'- thiodianiline, 2,4-toluenediamine, o- toluidine, 2,4,5-trimethylaniline, o-anisidine, aniline, 3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine |
SM from plastics |
HPLC-MS/MS (= high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry detection) |
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Determination of formaldehyde
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formaldehyde |
SM from plastics, leaches from lacquers and antiadhesives |
UV-VIS |
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Determination of phenols |
phenols |
lacquer, antiadhesive |
UV-VIS |
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Confirmation of resistance to corrosion |
– |
stainless steel |
visual |
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Determination of resistance to water |
– |
glass |
titration |
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Confirmation of absence of organotin stabilizers |
– |
plasticized PVC |
visual |
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Confirmation of absence of brigtenings |
– |
papers, plastics |
UV lamp, visual |
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Determination of epoxy derivatives
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BADGE, BADGE.H2O, BADGE.2H2O, BADGE.HCl, BADGE.2HCl, BADGE.H2O.HCl, BFDGE, NOGE |
SM from lacquer |
HPLC-MS/MS |
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Determination of vaporable compouds |
– |
silicone elastomer |
gravimetric technique |
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Determination of phtalates and other plasticizers A |
DnBP, BeBP, DEHxP, diallylphthalate and phthalic acid, diesters with primary, saturated C8-C11 alcohols |
Plastics, SM from plastics, stuffs, water |
GC-MS (= Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry Detection)
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Determination of ESBO (= epoxidized soybean oils) |
ESBO |
Plastics, SM from plastics, stuffs |
GC-MS |
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Determination of monomers and volatile compounds |
acetaldehyde, propanal, acrylonitrile, 1,1-dichloroethylene, isoprene, vinylacetate, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1,3-butadiene, vinylchloride |
SM from plastics |
GC-MS |
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Determination of glycols |
monoethylene glycol, diethylene glycol |
SM from plastics (PET) |
GC-MS |
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Determination of benzophenones |
benzophenone, 4-methylbenzophenone, 4-hydroxybenzophenone |
Plastic stuffs, paper, milk, cereals |
GC-MS |
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Challenge test |
chlorbenzene, 1,1,1-trichlorethane, methylstearate, benzophenone, acetylacetone, o-cresole, limonene, phenylcyclohexane, toluene |
Coctail, PET (flakes, regranulates, preforms, bottles) |
GC-MS |
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Determination of dicarboxylic acids |
2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid |
SM from PET |
HPLC-MS/MS |
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Determination of other compounds by HPLC-MS/MS |
acrylamide, 11-aminoundecanoic acid, 12-aminododecanoic acid, 1,3-benzenedimethanamine, Bisphenol A (BPA), 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane bis(phthalic anhydride), 4,4 -dihydroxydiphenyl sulphone (bisphenol-S), semicarbazide, 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone, 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl, maleic acid, melamine |
SM from other plastics |
HPLC-MS/MS |
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Determination of other compounds by GC-MS |
Diphenyl-carbonate, acrylic acid, 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 1,4-dihydroxybenzene, 2,6-dimethylphenol, methacrylamide, allyl-methacrylate, cyclohexyl-methacrylate, 2,3-epoxypropyl- methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl- methacrylate, caprolactame |
SM from other plastics |
GC-MS |
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Proof of the presence of bisphenol A |
bisphenol A |
nursing bottle (PC) |
HPLC-MS/MS |
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Sensor evaluation |
smell, taste |
All FCM |
– |
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