EN 17280:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2019
Živila - Določevanje zearalenona in trihotecena, vključno z deoksinivalenolom in
njegovimi acetiliranimi derivati (3-acetil-deoksinivalenol in 15-acetil-
deoksinivalenol), nivalenolom toksinov T-2 in HT-2, v žitu in žitnih proizvodih z LC-
MS/MS
Foodstuffs - Determination of zearalenone and trichothecenes including deoxynivalenol
and its acetylated derivatives (3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol and 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol),
nivalenol T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin in cereals and cereal products by LC-MS/MS
Lebensmittel - Bestimmung von Zearalenon und Trichothecenen einschließlich
Deoxynivalenol und den acetylierten Derivaten (3-Acetyl-Deoxynivalenol und 15-Acetyl-
Deoxynivalenol, Nivalenol sowie T-2- und HT-2-Toxin in Getreide und
Getreideerzeugnissen mit LC-MS/MS
Produits alimentaires - Dosage de la zéaralénone et des trichothécènes y compris du
déoxynivalénol (DON) et ses dérivés acétylés (3-acétyl-DON et 15-acétyl-DON), du
nivalénol (NIV) et des toxines T-2 et HT-2 dans les céréales et les produits céréaliers par
CL-SM/SM
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17280:2019
ICS:
67.060 Žita, stročnice in proizvodi iz Cereals, pulses and derived
njih products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17280
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 67.060
English Version
Foodstuffs - Determination of zearalenone and
trichothecenes including deoxynivalenol and its acetylated
derivatives (3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol and 15-acetyl-
deoxynivalenol), nivalenol T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin in
cereals and cereal products by LC-MS/MS
Produits alimentaires - Dosage de la zéaralénone et des Lebensmittel - Bestimmung von Zearalenon und
trichothécènes y compris du déoxynivalénol (DON) et Trichothecenen einschließlich Deoxynivalenol und den
ses dérivés acétylés (3-acétyl-DON et 15-acétyl-DON), acetylierten Derivaten (3-Acetyl-Deoxynivalenol und
du nivalénol (NIV) et des toxines T-2 et HT-2 dans les 15-Acetyl-Deoxynivalenol, Nivalenol sowie T-2- und
céréales et les produits céréaliers par CL-SM/SM HT-2-Toxin in Getreide und Getreideerzeugnissen mit
LC-MS/MS
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 5
5 Reagents . 6
6 Apparatus and equipment . 8
7 Procedure. 9
8 Calculation . 11
9 Precision . 11
10 Test report . 15
Annex A (informative) Typical chromatograms . 16
Annex B (informative) Example conditions for suitable LC-MS/MS systems . 18
Annex C (informative) Additional examples for separation between 3-AcDON and 15-
AcDON . 24
Annex D (informative) Precision data . 27
Bibliography . 48

European foreword
This document (EN 17280:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 275 “Food
analysis - Horizontal methods”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
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 April 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN 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 organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
The mycotoxins nivalenol, deoxynivalenol, and its acetyl derivatives (3-acetyl deoxynivalenol, 15-acetyl
deoxynivalenol), T-2 toxin and its metabolite HT-2 toxin, and zearalenone are produced by various
Fusarium species. Cereals like wheat, maize, barley, oats, rye and relevant derived products are most
likely to be affected.
WARNING 1 — Suitable precaution and protection measures need to be taken when carrying out
working steps with harmful chemicals. The hazardous substances ordinance, Regulation (EC)
No 1907/2006 [3], should be taken into account as well as appropriate national statements.
WARNING 2 — The use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and
equipment. This document does not purport to address all the safety problems associated with
its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this document to establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WARNING 3 — Fusarium toxins (zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, T-2 and HT-2 toxins) have been
implicated as the causative agents in a variety of animal diseases, such as pulmonary oedema,
infertility, diarrhoea, vomiting, anorexia, leukopenia, immunosuppression, skin and
gastrointestinal irritation, hemorraging, etc., and have been associated to some human diseases.
The IARC has defined zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and T-2 as not classifiable as to their
carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3) [4].
1 Scope
This document specifies a procedure for the determination of nivalenol (NIV), deoxynivalenol (DON)
and its acetyl derivatives (3-acetyl-DON and 15-acetyl-DON), HT-2 and T-2 toxins (HT-2 and T-2) and
zearalenone (ZEN) in cereals and cereal products by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) after clean-up by solid phase extraction (SPE).
The method has been validated with samples of wheat, wheat flour, and wheat crackers. The wheat and
the wheat flour were prepared from a mixture of wheat and fungi infected wheat kernels. The wheat
crackers were baked from wheat flour and water spiked with the target mycotoxins.
Validation levels for NIV ranged from 27,7 μg/kg to 378 μg/kg.
Validation levels for DON ranged from 234 μg/kg to 2420 μg/kg.
Validation levels for 3-acetyl-DON ranged from 18,5 μg/kg to 137 μg/kg.
Validation levels for 15-acetyl-DON ranged from 11,4 μg/kg to 142 μg/kg.
Validation levels for HT-2 ranged from 6,6 μg/kg to 134 μg/kg.
Validation levels for T-2 ranged from 2,1 μg/kg to 37,6 μg/kg.
Validation levels for ZEN ranged from 31,6 μg/kg to 230 μg/kg.
Laboratory experiences have shown that this method is also applicable to barley and oat flour, and rye
based crackers [5], however, this has not been validated in a collaborative study.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods (ISO 3696)
3 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 Principle
Trichothecenes and zearalenone are extracted from the homogenized sample material with a mixture of
acetonitrile and water. The extract is filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residue is dissolved with a
mixture of methanol and water and applied to a polymeric solid phase extraction column. The
mycotoxins are purified and concentrated on the column then released using methanol as eluent.
Isotopically labelled mycotoxins are added to the column eluate before evaporating it to dryness. After
reconstitution of the dry extract with the injection solvent, the mycotoxins are detected by reversed
phase HPLC-MS/MS.
5 Reagents
Use only reagents of recognized analytical grade and water complying with grade 1 of EN ISO 3696,
unless otherwise specified.
5.1 Nitrogen or oil-free compressed air.
5.2 Water, deionized.
5.3 Water, HPLC quality.
5.4 Acetonitrile, HPLC quality.
5.5 Methanol, HPLC quality.
5.6 Ammonium acetate, for mass spectrometry, c(CH COONH ) ≥ 99,0 %.
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5.7 Extraction mixture.
Mix 84 parts per volume of acetonitrile (5.4) and 16 parts per volume of water (5.2).
5.8 Solid phase extraction (SPE) columns, containing 60 mg of a balanced hydrophilic/lipophilic
® 1
polymer able to retain both polar and non-polar compounds (Waters Oasis HLB is suitable).
5.9 Nivalenol (NIV) e.g. crystalline, as a film or as certified standard solution.
5.10 Deoxynivalenol (DON) e.g. crystalline, as a film or as certified standard solution.
5.11 3-Acetyl-DON (3-AcDON) e.g. crystalline, as a film or as certified standard solution.
5.12 15-Acetyl-DON (15-AcDON) e.g. crystalline, as a film or as certified standard solution.
5.13 HT-2 toxin (HT-2) e.g. crystalline, as a film or as certified standard solution.
5.14 T-2 toxin (T-2) e.g. crystalline, as a film or as certified standard solution.
5.15 Zearalenone (ZEN) e.g. crystalline, as a film or as certified standard solution.
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5.16 Nivalenol isotopically labelled internal standard ( C-NIV) e.g. nivalenol C -labelled (fully)
ρ = 25 μg/ml, in acetonitrile.
5.17 Deoxynivalenol isotopically labelled internal standard ( C-DON) e.g. deoxynivalenol
C15-labelled (fully) ρ = 25 μg/ml, in acetonitrile.
5.18 3-Acetyl-DON isotopically labelled internal standard ( C-3-AcDON) e.g. 3-acetyl-DON
C -labelled (fully) ρ = 25 μg/ml, in acetonitrile.
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5.19 HT-2 toxin isotopically labelled internal standard ( C-HT-2) e.g. HT-2 toxin C -labelled
(fully) ρ = 25 μg/ml, in acetonitrile.

Oasis HLB column is an example available commercially from Waters. This information is given for the
convenience of users of this European Standard and does not constitute an endorsement by CEN of the products
named. Equivalent products may be used if they can be shown to lead to the same r
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