CHRONECT Workstation MCPD
Automated analytics of MCPD and glycidyl esters
3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD), 2-monochloropropane-1,3-diol (2-MCPD) and glycidol are known as contaminants in fatty and oleaginous foodstuffs due to manufacturing. They occur during the essential refinement process during the manufacture of oils. In 2016, research results from animal tests induced the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to decrease the recommended uptake of 3-MCPD from 2 µg to 0.8 µg per kilogram body weight. 2-MCPD is suspected to be harmful as well; the bad impact of glycidol was already verified. The most frequently occurring form of these compounds, the esters, are not carcinogenic. If the compounds are hydrolyzed into their free forms, e.g. by heat or during the process of digestion, they are presumed to be potentially toxic.
Their carcinogenicity make efficient analytics necessary. Thus, their increased content in foodstuff has to be determined fast and reliably. Axel Semrau has developed a specific workstation - the CHRONECT Workstation MCPD - which automates the entire manually time-consuming sample preparation and online analytics. Axel Semrau optimized with DGF Fast & Clean the recommended method AOCS Cd 29c-13. Clean samples and fast analytics are ensured.
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