# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1882/2006 of 19 December 2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance), Division D.3.1: Extraction procedure

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Particular attention must be paid to the extraction procedure applied. Several extraction procedures have proven to guarantee an effective extraction of the nitrate, such as hot water or methanol/water (30/70) extraction method. Cold water extraction may only be used if the analytical sample has been frozen prior to sample extraction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1882/annex/division/D/division/D.3/division/D.3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1882/annex/division-D/division-D.3/division-D.3.1
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