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Home page > Our news > Withdrawals of sausage - Determination of food colourant Ε120 (carmine, cochineal)
02/08/2013
Withdrawals of sausage - Determination of food colourant Ε120 (carmine, cochineal)
Since 01/06/2013 is in force the regulation EC 1129/2011, which amends the Annex ΙΙ of the regulation EC 1333/2008 that lays down the rules for food additives.
EFET was already made the first withdrawls of sausage in which the pigment E120 (carmine, carminic acid, cochineal) was detected.
In Tsakalidis Analysis & Testing we offer the detection of the food colourant E120 in order to be able to check immediately and with reliability the compliance of your products with the applicable legislation.
- The method is suitable for the determination of carminic acid in food after exctraction, purification and analysis with liquid chromatography.
- Detection Limit: 4 mg/Kg
- Quantification Limit: 10 mg/Kg
- Minimum sample quantity: 100 g
- Equipment: HPLC/UV
