CEN/TC 454/WG 4 - Specifications for food/feed sector applications
Develop quality designations and indications for algae and directly derived products from algae production required for or by food/feed/nutraceuticals/animal food producers and industry
Specifications for food/feed sector applications
Develop quality designations and indications for algae and directly derived products from algae production required for or by food/feed/nutraceuticals/animal food producers and industry
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CEN/TC 454/WG 4 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Specifications for food/feed sector applications" and is responsible for: Develop quality designations and indications for algae and directly derived products from algae production required for or by food/feed/nutraceuticals/animal food producers and industry This committee has published 3 standards.
CEN/TC 454/WG 4 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: Develop quality designations and indications for algae and directly derived products from algae production required for or by food/feed/nutraceuticals/animal food producers and industry Currently, there are 3 published standards from this working group.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.
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This document describes product specifications, product characteristics and other relevant information for algae and algae products for food, nutraceutical and animal feed applications. This document is a general overview of available limits, procedures and analytical methods applicable to algae and algae products used for food and feed applications.
This document does not apply to pharmaceutical, cosmetics, fertilizer/biostimulants, chemical and biofuel applications.
- Technical report42 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This document describes a method for the determination of inorganic arsenic in algae and algae products by anion-exchange HPLC-ICP-MS following water bath extraction. The method is specifically designed for seaweeds containing inorganic arsenic and arsenosugar 408 (i.e. sulfate-arsinoylriboside). The peaks of inorganic arsenic and arsenosugar 408 are separated by gradient elution.
The method was initially tested and evaluated on the algae species Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus vesiculosus and Saccharina latissima. Given the limited number of participating laboratories in the interlaboratory studies, this document is only validated for Ascophyllum nodosum and Saccharina latissima, but it can also be used for other algae species.
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This Technical Report describes quality designations and indications for algae and directly derived products from algae production required for or by food/feed/nutraceuticals/animal food producers and industry. This TR does not apply to pharmacuetical, cosmetics and chemical applications.
Note: This TR does not provide instructions on existing handling of technical requirements in existing legislations.
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