Does the determination of inorganic arsenic in rice depend on the method?

Maria Beatriz de la Calle, Håkan Emteborg, Thomas P.J. Linsinger, Rosa Montoro, Jens Jørgen Sloth, Roser Rubio, Malcolm J. Baxter, Jörg Feldmann, P. Vermaercke, Georg Raber

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Abstract

In answering a request from the Directorate General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission, the European Union Reference Laboratory for Heavy Metals in Feed and Food, with the support of the International Measurement Evaluation Program, organized a proficiency test (PT), IMEP-107, on the determination of total and inorganic arsenic (As) in rice. The main aim of this PT was to judge the state of the art of analytical capability for the determination of total and inorganic As in rice. For this reason, participation in this exercise was open to laboratories from all over the world. Some 98 laboratories reported results for total As and 32 for inorganic As. The main conclusions of IMEP-107 were that the concentration of inorganic As determined in rice does not depend on the analytical method applied and that introduction of a maximum level for inorganic As in rice should not be postponed because of analytical concerns.
Original languageEnglish
JournalTrends in Analytical Chemistry
Volume30
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)641-651
ISSN0165-9936
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Rice
  • Arsenic
  • Sample homogeneity
  • Determination
  • Analytical method
  • Sample stability
  • Reference value
  • Total arsenic
  • Inorganic arsenic
  • Proficiency test

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