CEN/TC 454/WG 4 - Specifications for food/feed sector applications

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.

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.

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.