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Expert Review Panel for Infant Formula and Adult Nutrition

Evaluation of Method MET -01/03 AOAC 2011.14

Title:

Determination of Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, P, K, Na and Zn by ICP-AES in Infant Formula and Adult

Nutritionals

Author:

Hans Cruijsen, FrieslandCampina

Eric Poitevin, Nestle

Summary of Method:

Microwave digestion, ICP-AES determination

Method Scope/Applicability:

SPIFAN Matrices

Does not work reliably at the low end of the concentration range specified in the SMPR.

The performance with the SPIFAN Placebo samples and the IDF dairy samples did not meet the

RSDR specification in the SMPR for Cu, Mn, Fe and Zn.

General comments about the method:

Good method. Great multi-lab trial. The low end of the concentration range specified in the SMPR

is too optimistic for the ICP-AES technique for Cu, Mn, Fe and Zn. The Reproducibility RSD shows

this clearly with values as high as 56%.

Method Clarity:

Method Safety Concerns: