Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of zearalenone in animal feed - High performance liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection and immunoaffinity column clean-up

This International Standard is applicable to the determination of zearalenone in animal feed at concentrations from 30 µg/kg to 3 000 µg/kg.

Futtermittel - Bestimmung von Zearalenon in Futtermitteln - Hochleistungsflüssigchromatographisches Verfahren mit Fluoreszenznachweis und Reinigung an einer Immunoaffinitätssäule

Diese Norm gilt für die Bestimmung von Zearalenon in Futtermitteln in Konzentrationen von 30 µg/kg bis 3 000 µg/kg.

Aliments des animaux - Dosage de la zéaralénone dans les aliments des animaux - Méthode de chromatographie liquide haute performance avec détection par fluorescence et purification sur colonne d'immuno-affinité

La présente norme s’applique au dosage de la zéaralénone dans les aliments pour animaux à des concentrations comprises entre 30 et 3 000 µg/kg.

Krma - Določevanje zearalenona v krmi - Metoda HPLC s fluorescenčno detekcijo in imunoafinitetnim kolonskim čiščenjem

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
01-Sep-2009
Current Stage
9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
Start Date
04-Mar-2024
Completion Date
28-Jan-2026

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Effective Date
28-Jan-2026

Overview

EN 15792:2009 (CEN) specifies a validated laboratory method for the determination of zearalenone in animal feeding stuffs. The standard covers analysis by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC‑FLD) combined with immunoaffinity column (IAC) clean‑up. It is applicable for zearalenone concentrations from 30 µg/kg to 3 000 µg/kg and was prepared by CEN/TC 327.

Key topics and technical requirements

  • Analytical principle: organic solvent extraction → dilution with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) → capture on an immunoaffinity column → elution and quantification by HPLC with fluorescence detection.
  • Scope and limits: validated working range 30–3 000 µg/kg for animal feed matrices.
  • Sample & extraction:
    • Typical test portion: 20.00 g finely homogenized feed.
    • Extraction solvent: methanol/water 75:25 (v/v), 150 ml for a 20 g sample.
    • Dilution to PBS prior to IAC.
  • Immunoaffinity clean‑up:
    • IAC capacity ≥ 1 500 ng zearalenone; recovery ≥ 70% when 75 ng applied (quality criterion given).
    • Recommended loading and wash flow rates (gravity drops) to avoid column clogging.
  • HPLC conditions & detection:
    • Mobile phase example: methanol/water 75:25 (v/v) (degassed).
    • Injection solvent and samples often prepared in methanol/water 50:50 (v/v).
    • Fluorescence detection: excitation ~274 nm, emission ~446 nm.
    • Typical injection volumes 100–300 µl and pump flow 0.5–1.5 ml/min.
  • Standards & calibration:
    • Use of calibrated ZON stock and working solutions with daily calibration curves (linearity checked).
    • Reference to EN ISO 3696 for water quality in reagents.
  • Safety: specific warnings for handling acetonitrile, methanol and zearalenone (oestrogenic compound) - use fume hood, PPE.

Applications and users

This standard is intended for:

  • Analytical and contract laboratories performing routine mycotoxin testing in animal feed.
  • Feed manufacturers and quality control teams monitoring zearalenone contamination.
  • Regulatory bodies and enforcement laboratories verifying compliance with feed safety limits.
  • Research institutions validating new methods or comparing immunoaffinity‑HPLC performance.

Practical benefits include robust cleanup (IAC) for complex feed matrices, sensitive fluorescence detection, and documented precision and recovery data supporting regulatory testing.

Related standards

  • EN ISO 3696 - Water for analytical laboratory use (referenced for reagent water quality).
  • EN 15792:2009 was prepared by CEN/TC 327 (Animal feeding stuffs) and is intended for national adoption across CEN member states.

Keywords: EN 15792:2009, zearalenone, animal feed, HPLC, fluorescence detection, immunoaffinity column, mycotoxin analysis, feed testing, method validation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

EN 15792:2009 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of zearalenone in animal feed - High performance liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection and immunoaffinity column clean-up". This standard covers: This International Standard is applicable to the determination of zearalenone in animal feed at concentrations from 30 µg/kg to 3 000 µg/kg.

This International Standard is applicable to the determination of zearalenone in animal feed at concentrations from 30 µg/kg to 3 000 µg/kg.

EN 15792:2009 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 65.120 - Animal feeding stuffs. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 15792:2009 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15207:2006. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 15792:2009 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 70/373/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/382. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Futtermittel - Bestimmung von Zearalenon in Futtermitteln - Hochleistungsflüssigchromatographisches Verfahren mit Fluoreszenznachweis und Reinigung an einer ImmunoaffinitätssäuleAliments des animaux - Dosage de la zéaralénone dans les aliments des animaux - Méthode de chromatographie liquide haute performance avec détection par fluorescence et purification sur colonne d'immuno-affinitéAnimal feeding stuffs - Determination of zearalenone in animal feed - High performance liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection and immunoaffinity column clean-up65.120KrmilaAnimal feeding stuffsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15792:2009SIST EN 15792:2009en,fr,de01-december-2009SIST EN 15792:2009SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 15792September 2009ICS 65.120 English VersionAnimal feeding stuffs - Determination of zearalenone in animalfeed - High performance liquid chromatographic method withfluorescence detection and immunoaffinity column clean-upAliments des animaux - Dosage de la zéaralénone dans lesaliments des animaux - Méthode de chromatographieliquide haute performance avec détection par fluorescenceet purification sur colonne d'immuno-affinitéFuttermittel - Bestimmung von Zearalenon in Futtermitteln -Hochleistungsflüssigchromatographisches Verfahren mitFluoreszenznachweis und Reinigung an einerImmunoaffinitätssäuleThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 August 2009.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre:
Avenue Marnix 17,
B-1000 Brussels© 2009 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 15792:2009: ESIST EN 15792:2009

Contents Page Foreword . 3 1 Scope . 4 2 Normative references . 4 3 Principle . 4 4 Reagents . 4 5 Apparatus . 7 6 Procedures . 8 7 HPLC determination . 9 8 Calculations . 10 9 Precision . 11 10 Test report . 11 Annex A (informative) Precision data . 13 Bibliography . 15
Foreword This document (EN 15792:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 327 “Animal feeding stuffs”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2010. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
4.9 Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) Dissolve 8 g sodium chloride (4.4), 1,2 g disodium hydrogen orthophosphate (4.5), 0,2 g potassium dihydrogen phosphate (4.6) and 0,2 g potassium chloride (4.7) in 1 l of distilled water. Adjust the pH to 7,4 with hydrochloric acid (4.8). NOTE Commercially available phosphate buffered saline tablets with equivalent properties may be used. 4.10 Extraction solvent, methanol/water = 75+25 parts by volume Mix 75 parts per volume methanol (4.2) with 25 parts per volume of water 4.11 Washing solvent, methanol/PBS = 15 + 85 parts by volume Mix 15 parts per volume methanol (4.3) with 85 parts per volume PBS (4.9). 4.12 Injection solvent for HPLC analysis, methanol/water = 50+50 parts by volume Mix 50 parts per volume methanol (4.3) with 50 parts per volume water. 4.13 HPLC mobile phase, methanol/water = 75+25 parts by volume Mix 75 parts per volume methanol (4.3) and 25 parts per volume water.
Mix well and degas. 4.14 Zearalenone, minimum purity of 98 % WARNING — Zearalenone is an oestrogenic compound and shall be treated with extreme caution. Gloves and safety glasses shall be worn at all times and all standard and sample preparation stages shall be carried out in a fume cupboard. 4.15 Zearalenone (ZON) stock solution 10 µg Zearalenone per millilitre of Acetonitrile. May be prepared by the following:
Add 4,0 ml of acetonitrile (4.1) to 5 mg of zearalenone (4.14) for a standard solution of 1,25 mg/ml. Dilute 800 µl of the 1,25 mg/ml standard solution to 5,0 ml with acetonitrile (4.1) for a standard solution of 200 µg/ml. Dilute 250 µl of the 200 µg/ml standard solution to 5,0 ml of acetonitrile (4.1) to create the stock solution of 10 µg/ml. To determine the exact concentration record the absorption curve of this 10 µg/ml stock solution with the spectrophotometer (5.26) in the range of 200 nm to 300 nm in a 1 cm quartz cell with acetonitrile (4.1) as reference. Determine the absorption of the second maximum at λ = 274 nm. Calculate the mass concentration of zearalenone, ρzon, in micrograms per millilitre using equation 1: dMAzon×××=κρ100max
(1) SIST EN 15792:2009
is the absorption determined at the second maximum of the absorption curve (here: at 274 nm) M
is the molar mass of zearalenone (M = 318,4 g/mol); κ
is the molar absorption coefficient of zearalenone in acetonitrile (4.1) (here: 1 262 m2/mol ± 1 m2/mol [1]);
d
is the optical path length of the quartz cell in centimetres (here: 1 cm). Store standard solutions at below −18 °C. 4.16 ZON spiking solution The calibrated stock solution, see (4.15). This solution is stable for 2 months if stored at below −18 °C. 4.17 ZON working solution Transfer an aliquot of the calibrated stock solution (4.15), equivalent to 10 µg of ZON, into a volumetric flask (5.11). Add acetonitrile (4.1) to make the total volume up to 5 ml. This is a 2 µg/ml working solution. This solution is stable for 2 months if stored at below −18 °C. 4.18 ZON Calibration solutions for HPLC Prepare 5 HPLC calibration solutions in separate 10 ml volumetric flasks (5.11) by pipetting the volumes shown in Table 1 below. Make up each standard to volume (10 ml) with injection solvent for HPLC (4.12). Table 1 — Preparation of calibration solutions Calibration solution Volume of ZON working solution (4.17) µl Mass concentration of calibration solution ng/ml 1 50 10 2 250 50 3 450 90 4 650 130 5 850 170
The procedures above for standard preparation can be performed either by the use of pipettes or calibrated glassware as available. 4.19 Immunoaffinity column The immunoaffinity (IA) column contains antibodies raised against zearalenone. The column shall have a capacity of not less than 1 500 ng of zearalenone and a recovery of not less than 70% when 75 ng of zearalenone are applied in 10 ml of washing solvent (4.11).
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