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CODEX STAN 234-1999 22
Foods for Special Dietary Uses
Infant formula Folic acid AOAC 992.05
(Measures free folic acid + free, unbound
natural folates, aggregated and measured as
folic acid)
EN 14131
(Total folate (free + bound), aggregated and
measured as folic acid)
Microbioassay II
Infant formula Folic acid J AOAC Int. 2000:83; 1141-1148
(Measures free folic acid + proportion of free,
natural folate)
Optical Biosensor
Immunoassay
IV
Infant formula Folic acid J Chromatogr. A., 928, 77-90, 2001
(Measures total folates after conversion to,
and measurement as 5-Me-H4PteGlu)
HPLC, incorporating immunoaffinity
clean-up and conversion to 5-
methyltetrahydrofolate
IV
Infant formula Iodine
(for milk-based formula)
AOAC 2012.15 | ISO 20647 | IDF 234 ICP-MS II
Infant formula Iron9 AOAC 985.35 Flame atomic absorption
spectrophotometry
III
Infant formula Iron AOAC 984.27 ICP emission spectroscopy III
Infant formula Iron AOAC 999.11│NMKL139 AAS after dry ashing II
Infant formula Magnesium ISO 8070 │ IDF 119 Flame atomic absorption
spectrophotometry
II
Infant formula Magnesium AOAC 985.35 Flame atomic absorption
spectroscopy
III
Infant formula Magnesium AOAC 984.27 ICP emission spectroscopy III
Infant formula Manganese AOAC 985.35 Flame atomic absorption
spectrophotometry
II
Infant formula Manganese AOAC 984.27 ICP emission spectroscopy III
Infant formula Melamine ISO/TS 15495 | IDF/RM 230 LC-MS/MS IV
9 General Codex methods are also available
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