prEN 13806-3

Foodstuffs - Determination of trace elements - Part 3: Determination of total mercury in foodstuffs with atomic absorption directly from the foodstuff (elemental mercury analysis)

This document specifies a method for the determination of total mercury (Hg) in foodstuffs using direct atomic absorption spectrometry after thermal decomposition in an oxygen or air flow and concentration by amalgam formation. The method is applicable for solid and liquid samples.
This method was tested in a collaborative study carried out on seven different materials with a mercury concentration in the range from 0,005 mg/kg to 5,20 mg/kg and successfully validated in this range.
The following foodstuffs were analysed: Saithe (dried); Celery (dried); Wheat noodle powder; Wild mushrooms (dried); Pig liver (dried); Cacao powder; Tuna fish (dried).
The lower limit of the method’s applicability varies depending on the food matrix and the water content of the foodstuff. It is a laboratory-specific value and is defined by the laboratory when calculating the limit of quantification.

Lebensmittel - Bestimmung von Elementspuren - Teil 3: Bestimmung des Gesamtquecksilbers in Lebensmitteln durch Atomabsorption direkt aus dem Lebensmittel (Elementare Quecksilberanalyse)

Produits alimentaires - Dosage des éléments traces - Partie 3 : Dosage du mercure total dans les produits alimentaires par absorption atomique directe (analyse du mercure élémentaire)

Le présent document spécifie une méthode pour le dosage du mercure total (Hg) dans les produits alimentaires à l’aide de la spectrométrie d’absorption atomique directe, après décomposition thermique dans un flux d’oxygène ou d’air et concentration par amalgamation. La méthode est applicable aux échantillons solides et liquides.
Cette méthode a été testée dans le cadre d’une étude interlaboratoires réalisée sur sept matériaux différents dans lesquels la concentration du mercure variait entre 0,005 mg/kg et 5,20 mg/kg et a été validée pour ce domaine de concentration.
Les produits alimentaires suivants ont été analysés :
—   Lieu noir (séché) ;
—   Céleri (séché) ;
—   Nouilles de blé en poudre ;
—   Champignons sauvages (séchés) ;
—   Foie de porc (séché) ;
—   Cacao en poudre ;
—   Thon (séché).
Le seuil d’applicabilité de la méthode varie en fonction de la matrice alimentaire et de la teneur en eau du produit alimentaire. Il s’agit d’une valeur spécifique au laboratoire, définie par celui-ci lors du calcul de la limite de quantification (voir 9.2).

Živila - Določevanje elementov v sledovih - 3. del: Določevanje celotnega živega srebra v živilih z atomsko absorpcijo neposredno iz živila (elementarna analiza živega srebra)

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2025
• ICS: 67.050 - General methods of tests and analysis for food products
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 275 - Food analysis - Horizontal methods
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 275/WG 10 - Trace elements (heavy metals)
• Current Stage: 4060 - Closure of enquiry - Enquiry
• Start Date: 07-Sep-2023
• Due Date: 07-May-2024
• Completion Date: 07-Sep-2023
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 13806-3:2023 - Foodstuffs - Determination of trace elements - Part 3: Determination of total mercury in foodstuffs with atomic absorption directly from the foodstuff (elemental mercury analysis)

Relations

• Revises: EN 13806:2002 - Foodstuffs - Determination of trace elements - Determination of mercury by cold-vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) after pressure digestion
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 13806-3:2023
01-september-2023
Živila - Določevanje elementov v sledovih - 3. del: Določevanje celotnega živega
srebra v živilih z atomsko absorpcijo neposredno iz živila (elementarna analiza
živega srebra)
Foodstuffs - Determination of trace elements - Part 3: Determination of total mercury in
foodstuffs with atomic absorption directly from the foodstuff (elemental mercury analysis)
Lebensmittel - Bestimmung von Elementspuren - Teil 3: Bestimmung des
Gesamtquecksilbers in Lebensmitteln durch Atomabsorption direkt aus dem
Lebensmittel (Elementare Quecksilberanalyse)
Produits alimentaires - Dosage des éléments traces - Partie 3 : Dosage du mercure total
dans les produits alimentaires par absorption atomique directe (analyse du mercure
élémentaire)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13806-3
ICS:
67.050 Splošne preskusne in General methods of tests and
analizne metode za živilske analysis for food products
proizvode
oSIST prEN 13806-3:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 13806-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

June 2023
ICS 67.050 Will supersede EN 13806:2002
English Version

Foodstuffs - Determination of trace elements - Part 3:
Determination of total mercury in foodstuffs with atomic
absorption directly from the foodstuff (elemental mercury
analysis)

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 275.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
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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 . 6
5 Reagents . 6
6 Apparatus . 8
7 Sampling .
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