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Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics substances subject to limitation - Part 20: Determination of epichlorohydrin in plastics

This document, part of EN 13130, specifies an analytical procedure for the determination of residual epichlorohydrin in coatings.
The method is appropriate for the quantitative determination of epichlorohydrin in the analyte concentration range of 5 ng/ml to 80 ng/ml of extract.  In general this allows for the detection of epichlorohydrin at the level of 1 mg/kg of polymer or in the case of coatings, where the amount of polymer cannot be determined, detection of 1 µg epichlorohydrin per square decimetre of coating is feasible.
In order to obtain reliable and reproducible results, it is essential that the method described in this part of EN 13130 is followed as closely as possible.

Werkstoffe und Gegenstände in Kontakt mit Lebensmitteln - Substanzen in Kunststoffen, die Beschränkungen unterliegen - Teil 20: Bestimmung von Epichlorhydrin in Kunststoffen

Dieses Dokument, Teil der EN 13130, legt ein Analyseverfahren zur Bestimmung des Restgehaltes an Epichlorhydrin in Beschichtungen fest.
Das Verfahren eignet sich zur quantitativen Bestimmung von Epichlorhydrin im Konzentrationsbereich des Analyten von 5 ng/ml bis 80 ng/ml Extrakt. Im Allgemeinen ermöglicht das Verfahren den Nachweis von Epichlorhydrin bei einer Konzentration von 1 mg/kg Polymer oder im Fall von Beschichtungen, bei denen die Polymermenge nicht bestimmt werden kann, ist der Nachweis von 1 µg Epichlorhydrin je Quadratdezimeter Beschichtung technisch durchführbar.
Um zuverlässige und reproduzierbare Ergebnisse zu erhalten, ist es wichtig, das in diesem Teil der EN 13130 beschriebene Verfahren möglichst genau einzuhalten

Matériaux et objets en contact avec les denrées alimentaires - Substances dans les matieres plastiques soumises a des limitations - Partie 20 : Détermination de l'épichlorohydrine dans les matieres plastiques

Le présent document qui fait partie de l'EN 13130, spécifie un mode opératoire d'analyse pour la détermination des résidus d'épichlorohydrine dans les revetements.
Cette méthode convient pour la détermination quantitative de l'épichlorhydrine dans une gamme de concentrations en analyte comprise entre 5 ng/ml et 80 ng/ml d'extrait. En général, elle permet de détecter l'épichlorohydrine a 1 mg/kg de polymere. Dans le cas des revetements pour lesquels il est impossible de déterminer la quantité de polymere, la détection de 1 µg d'épichlorohydrine par décimetre carré de revetement est envisageable.
Pour obtenir des résultats fiables et reproductibles, il est fondamental d'etre le plus fidele possible a la méthode décrite dans la présente partie de l'EN 13130.

Materiali in predmeti v stiku z živili - Snovi v polimernih materialih, katerih koncentracija je omejena - 20. del: Določevanje epiklorohidrina v polimernih materialih

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2005
• ICS: 67.250 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
• Technical Committee: EPO - Packaging - sales and grouped
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Apr-2005
• Due Date: 01-Apr-2005
• Completion Date: 01-Apr-2005
• Ref Project: CEN/TS 13130-20:2005 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics substances subject to limitation - Part 20: Determination of epichlorohydrin in plastics

Standards Content (Sample)

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Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics substances subject to limitation
- Part 20: Determination of epichlorohydrin in plastics
Werkstoffe und Gegenstände in Kontakt mit Lebensmitteln - Substanzen in Kunststoffen,
die Beschränkungen unterliegen - Teil 20: Bestimmung von Epichlorhydrin in
Kunststoffen
Matériaux et objets en contact avec les denrées alimentaires - Substances dans les
matieres plastiques soumises a des limitations - Partie 20 : Détermination de
l'épichlorohydrine dans les matieres plastiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 13130-20:2005
ICS:
67.250 Materiali in predmeti v stiku z Materials and articles in
živili contact with foodstuffs
SIST-TS CEN/TS 13130-20:2005 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 13130-20
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
February 2005
ICS 67.250
English version
Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics
substances subject to limitation - Part 20: Determination of
epichlorohydrin in plastics
Matériaux et objets en contact avec les denrées Werkstoffe und Gegenstände in Kontakt mit Lebensmitteln
alimentaires - Substances dans les matières plastiques - Substanzen in Kunststoffen, die Beschränkungen
soumises à des limitations - Partie 20 : Détermination de unterliegen - Teil 20: Bestimmung von Epichlorhydrin in
l'épichlorohydrine dans les matières plastiques Kunststoffen
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 16 December 2004 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available
promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
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Contents
page
Foreword. 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope. 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Principle . 6
4 Reagents . 6
5 Apparatus . 8
6 Samples . 9
7 Procedure . 10
8 Precision . 14
9 Confirmation. 15
10 Test report . 16
Annex A (normative)  Equipment for the micro-distillation of epichlorohydrin from
dioxane extract. 17
Bibliography . 18

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Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 13130-20:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 194
“Utensils in contact with food”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This part of EN 13130 has been prepared within the Standards, Measurement and Testing project,
MAT1-CT92-0006, “Development of Methods of Analysis for Monomers” and has been prepared by
Subcommittee (SC 1) of TC 194 "Utensils in contact with food" as one of a series of test methods for
plastics materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs.
This standard is intended to support Directives 2002/72/EC [1], 89/109/EEC [2], 82/711/EEC [3] and
its amendments 93/8/EEC [4] and 97/48/EC [5], and 85/572/EEC [6].
At the time of preparation and publication of this part of EN 13130 the European Union legislation
relating to plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs is incomplete.
Further Directives and amendments to existing Directives are expected which could change the
legislative requirements which this standard supports. It is therefore strongly recommended that users
of this standard refer to the latest relevant published Directive(s) before commencement of a test or
tests described in this standard.
This part of EN 13130 should be read in conjunction with EN 13130-1.
Further parts of EN 13130, under the general title Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs -
Plastics substances subject to limitation, have been prepared, and others are in preparation,
concerned with the determination of specific migration from plastics materials into foodstuffs and food
simulants and the determination of specific monomers and additives in plastics. The parts of
EN 13130 are as follows.
Part 1: Guide to test methods for the specific migration of substances from plastics to foods and food
simulants and the determination of substances in plastics and the selection of conditions of exposure
to food simulants
Part 2: Determination of terephthalic acid in food simulants
Part 3: Determination of acrylonitrile in food and food simulants
Part 4: Determination of 1,3-butadiene in plastics
Part 5: Determination of vinylidene chloride in food simulants
Part 6: Determination of vinylidene chloride in plastics
Part 7: Determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants
Part 8: Determination of isocyanates in plastics
Part 9: Determination of acetic acid, vinyl ester in food simulants
Part 10: Determination of acrylamide in food simulants
Part 11: Determination of 11-aminoundecanoic acid in food simulants
Part 12: Determination of 1,3-benzenedimethanamine in food simulants
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Part 13: Determination of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (Bisphenol A) in food simulants
Part 14: Determination of 3,3-bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-indoline in food simulants
Part 15: Determination of 1,3-butadiene in food simulants
Part 16: Determination of caprolactam and caprolactam salt in food simulants
Part 17: Determination of carbonyl chloride in plastics
Part 18: Determination of 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene,
1,4-dihydroxybenzene, 4,4’-dihydroxybenzophenone and 4,4’dihydroxybiphenyl in food simulants
Part 19: Determination of dimethylaminoethanol in food simulants
Part 20: Determination of epichlorohydrin in plastics
Part 21: Determination of ethylenediamine and hexamethylenediamine in food simulants
Part 22: Determination of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide in plastics
Part 23: Determination of formaldehyde and hexamethylenetetramine in food simulants
Part 24: Determination of maleic acid and maleic anhydride in food simulants
Part 25: Determination of 4-methyl-pentene in food simulants
Part 26: Determination of 1-octene and tetrahydrofuran in food simulants
Part 27: Determination of 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine in food simulants
Part 28: Determination of 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane in food simulants
Parts 1 to 8 are European Standards. Parts 9 to 28 are Technical Specifications.
WARNING All chemicals are hazardous to health to a greater or lesser extent. It is beyond
the scope of this Technical Specification to give instructions for the safe handling of all
chemicals, that meet, in full, the legal obligations in all countries in which this Technical
Specification may be followed. Therefore, specific warnings are not given and users of this
Technical Specification should ensure that they meet all the necessary safety requirements in
their own country.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to announce this CEN Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Introduction
Epichlorohydrin, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane, C H OCl, PM/Ref. No 16750, is a monomer used in the
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manufacture of certain plastics materials and articles, but mainly coatings intended to come into
contact with foodstuffs.
After manufacture residual epichlorohydrin can remain in the finished product and may migrate into
foodstuffs coming into contact with that product.
This analytical method allows the determination of the residual content of epichlorohydrin in coatings.
The method has been pre-validated by collaborative trial with two laboratories.
NOTE A limit on the residual quantity of 1 mg/kg polymer in final product has been set. However,
epichlorohydrin is mainly used in coatings on non-plastics substrates. The amount of coating on a final article, e.g.
coated cans, cannot be determined with an acceptable accuracy. Therefore, the residual content of
epichlorohydrin in coatings cannot be determined. The area of a coating is easy to determine and so the amount
of residual epichlorohydrin content can be determined in milligrams per square decimetre.
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1 Scope
This document, part of EN 13130, specifies an analytical procedure for the determination of residual
epichlorohydrin in coatings.
The method is appropriate for the quantitative determination of epichlorohydrin in the analyte
concentration range of 5 ng/ml to 80 ng/ml of extract. In general this allows for the detection of
epichlorohydrin at the level of 1 mg/kg of polymer or in the case of coatings, where the amount of
polymer cannot be determined, detection of 1 µg epichlorohydrin per square decimetre of coating is
feasible.
In order to obtain reliable and reproducible results, it is essential that the method described in this part
of EN 13130 is followed as closely as possible.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 13130-1:2004, Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs – Plastics substances subject to
limitation – Part 1: Guide to test methods for the specific migration of substances from plastics to
foods and food simulants and the determination of substances in plastics and the selection of
conditions of exposure to food simulants.
3 Principle
To determine the residual amount of epichlorohydrin in a coating, the sample material is extracted
with dioxane for 6 h at room temperature. Subsequently, the extract is distilled by means of a micro-
distillation. The concentration of epichlorohydrin in the distilled fraction thus obtained is determined by
derivatization of the epoxide with an aromatic sulfonic acid, i.e. 9,10-dimethoxyanthracene-2-sulfonic
acid (DAS), followed by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with
fluorescence detection. Depending on the quality and type of the HPLC column, it is possible to
separate the two isomers that are formed in the derivatization reaction of epichlorohydrin with DAS.
Quantification is achieved by means of external standard calibration using dioxane solutions fortified
with known amounts of epichlorohydrin.
Confirmation of epichlorohydrin is carried out by normal phase HPLC with fluorescence detection.
4 Reagents
NOTE All reagents should be of recognized analytical quality unless otherwise stated.
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4.1 Analyte
4.1.1 Epichlorohydrin (C H OCl), purity > 99 %.
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4.2 Chemicals
4.2.1 Acetonitrile (HPLC grade).
4.2.2 9,10-Dimethoxyanthracene-2-sulfonic acid sodium salt, i.e. DAS-Na, C H NaO S.
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4.2.3 Dioxane > 99,5 %, absolute; over molecular sieve (H O < 0,01 %).
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4.2.4 Hexane
4.2.5 Cation exchange resin, strongly acid with sulfonic acids as functional groups, ion form
+
H .
4.2.6 Isopropanol
4.2.7 Methanol
4.2.8 Water, deionized (HPLC quality).
4.3 Preparation of the DAS reagent
Dissolve approximately 100 mg DAS-Na (4.2.2) in 20 ml methanol/water (80/20). Heat the solution
slightly to obtain a clear solution. In a glass beaker, wash an amount of the ion exchange resin (4.2.5)
with methanol/water (80/20) and subsequently pour the slurry into a glass column with a diameter of
1 cm, until the resin has reached a height of ± 20 cm. Elute the DAS solution through the ion
exchange resin and flush the column with a mixture of methanol/water (80/20). Start to collect the
eluate at the moment the eluate has decreased to a pH of approximately pH 1 to pH 2. Continue
collecting the eluate until the pH starts to increase. Evaporate the solution thus obtained to dryness by
means of a nitrogen stream.
NOTE The dry residue should be protected from light and is stable for at least 1 year.
WARNING Do not deviate from the prescribed ratio of DAS-Na versus ion exchange resin.
4.4 Solutions
4.4.1 Stock solution of epichlorohydrin in dioxane (1 mg/ml)
Weigh to the nearest 0,1 mg approximately 50 mg of epichlorohydrin (4.1.1) in a 50 ml volumetric
flask. Make up to the mark with dioxane (4.2.3) and mix thoroughly.
Calculate the exact concentration in milligrams of epichlorohydrin per millilitre of solution.
Repeat the procedure to obtain a second stock solution.
NOTE The solutions can be stored in closed containers in dark for a maximum period of 3 months at any
temperature between - 20 °C and + 20 °C.
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4.4.2 Diluted stock solutions of epichlorohydrin in dioxane (0,04 mg/ml)
Pipette 2 ml of the stock solution (4.4.1) into a 50 ml volumetric flask. Make up to the mark with
dioxane and mix thoroughly.
Calculate the exact concentration in milligrams of epichlorohydrin per millilitre of solution.
Repeat the procedure using the second stock solution to obtain a second diluted stock solution.
4.4.3 Standard solutions of epichlorohydrin in dioxane
Pipette into a series of 25 ml volumetric flasks, 0 ml, 0,5 ml, 1 ml, 2 ml, 3 ml, 4 ml and 5 ml of the
diluted stock solution (4.4.2). Make up to the mark with dioxane and mix carefully.
The standard solutions thus obtained contain approximately 0 µg, 0,8 µg, 1,6 µg, 3,2 µg, 4,8 µg,
6,4 µg or 8,0 µg epichlorohydrin per millilitre.
Calculate the exact concentrations in micrograms of epichlorohydrin per millilitre of solution.
Repeat the procedure using the second diluted stock solution to obtain a second series of standard
solutions.
4.4.4 DAS solution in acetonitrile (5 mg/ml)
Prepare from the DAS reagent (4.3) a solution in acetonitrile which contains approximately 5 mg DAS-
reagent per millilitre of acetonitrile.
The DAS solution in acetonitrile shall be prepared freshly before use and protected against light. The
solution is only stable for one day at room temperature.
5 Apparatus
NOTE An instrument or item of apparatus is listed only where it is special or made to a particular
specification, the usual laboratory glassware and equipment being assumed to be available.
5.1 High performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC)
NOTE A chromatograph with an automatic injector or 20 µl injection loop, and a fluorescence detector, set
to λ 262 nm and λ 490 nm, connected to a strip chart recorder or integrator is preferred.
excitation emission
5.2 HPLC column, capable of producing a symmetric peak for epichlorohydrin, and capable of
separating epichlorohydrin from peaks originating from solvents and excess of DAS.
Appropriate operating conditions have to be established for the specific equipment used for the
determination.
NOTE The column and parameters established for the column used in the development of the method are
given below.
Column: Stainless steel 250 mm x 4,6 mm, filled with C coated silica, particle
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size 5 µm (load of 10 % carbon and end capped)
Column temperature:  ambient
Eluent :   acetonitrile (4.2.1)
   water (4.2.8)
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Gradient time in min % acetonitrile % water
0 55 45
5 55 45
15 70 30
18 70 30
21 55 45
31 55 45

Flow rate: 2 ml/min
Injection volume: 20 µl
Detection: fluorescence
Wavelength: λ = 262 nm
excitation
 λ = 490 nm
emission
5.3 Crimper, for sealing sample vials.
5.4 22 ml sample vials with polytetrafluoroethylene coated butyl rubber septa and aluminium crimp
caps.
5.5 De-capper, for de-capping sample vials closed with an aluminium crimp ca
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