2018 - March 12 SPSFAM Meeting Book

Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods Potential Working Group Launch: Furan and Alkyl Furans in  Coffee, Cereal Products, and Baby Foods

Dr. Erik Konings Nestlé Research Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland

March 12, 2018

AOAC Midyear Meeting, Rockville, MD, March 12‐16, 2018

Furan

Furan is the parent compound of a class of structurally‐related  substances collectively known as ‘furans’, which are found in a wide  assortment of foods, contributing to their sensory characteristics.

Structuraly‐related alkyl furans (e.g. 2‐methyl, 3‐methyl, etc.)

The term "furans" is frequently used to describe a larger class of compounds of varying structures  including, for example, nitrofurans. "Furans" is also used as an abbreviation for the dioxin‐like substances,  dibenzofurans. Furan is clearly different from many of these "furans", in terms of structure, toxicology and  exposure .