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Dual Lab Validation of a Method for the Determination of Fructans in Infant
Formula & Adult Nutritionals /
25 Jul 2016
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
After opening a call for methods to determine fructans in infant formula and adult nutritionals, the
AOAC received 4 method proposals. So far two have been considered by the expert review panel
(ERP), one has been rejected and the other has been accepted as first action.
The method currently having first action status requires that a pre‐analysis is performed on the
sample to assess the fructan type used in the product. This information is necessary due to the use
of fructan‐dependant correction factors. The method described in this report is designed to
determine the fructan content without the need for correction factors thus avoiding the need for
pre‐analysis (or knowledge of the fructan type in the product).
The method has been developed in partnership between Nestlé Research Centre (Lausanne,
Switzerland) and the Carbohydrate Competence Centre of Eurofins (Heerenveen, The Netherlands).
Single lab validations have been performed in both centres, this report covers the SLV performed at
Nestlé Research Centre.
VALIDATION REPORT
FOR ERP USE ONLY
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