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Analyte Definition
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Description of the analyte:
Determination of chloride in all forms of infant, adult, and/or pediatric
formula (powders, ready‐to‐feed liquids, and liquid concentrates
).
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Rationale:
Choride is present in infant formula naturally but fortification may be
,
made using various salts, e.g. NaCl, KCl, MgCl
2,
CaCl
2.
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Implications:
Candidate methods must recover all forms of chloride ion.
Specific Performance Claims
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Analytical range:
5 – 500 mg/100g reconsituted
product
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LOQ:
≤ 5 mg/100g reconsituted product.
