Division C.3.3.1 Performance criteria
United Kingdom
Where no specific methods for the determination of contaminants in foodstuffs are prescribed F1..., laboratories may select any validated method of analysis for the respective matrix provided that the selected method meets the specific performance criteria set out in Table 5.
It is recommended that fully validated methods (i.e. methods validated by collaborative trial for the respective matrix) are used where appropriate and available. Other suitable validated methods (e.g. in-house validated methods for the respective matrix) may also be used provided that they fulfil the performance criteria set out in Table 5.
Further details are given in the Notes to the performance criteria as set out in this point.
Where possible, the validation of in-house validated methods shall include a certified reference material.
Table 5
Performance criteria for methods of analysis for erucic acid
| Parameter | Criterion |
|---|---|
| Applicability | Foods specified in Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 |
| Specificity | Free from matrix or spectral interferences |
| Repeatability (RSDr) | 0,66 times RSDR as derived from (modified) Horwitz equation |
| Reproducibility (RSDR) | 2 × value derived from (modified) Horwitz equation |
| Recovery | 95 — 105 % |
| LOD | ≤ 1 g/kg |
| LOQ | ≤ 5 g/kg |
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Annex para. C omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/639), regs. 1, 35(d) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 8(11)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)