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A batch of malathion was dried at ambient temperature under vacuum.
This material is intended for use as a calibration standard in methods of analysis for
malathion in food, environmental and other relevant matrices.
Certified Value
Purity ....................... 99.4 ± 0.6 mass %
A batch of malachite green oxalate was purified by supercritical fluid extraction. The
purified material was homogenised by tumbling and rolling on a laboratory mill.
This material is intended for use as an analytical standard for the determination of
malachite green oxalate in foodstuffs, especially fish.
Assessed Value
Purity ....................... 94.2 ± 1.4 mass %
Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)
A batch of butylated hydroxytoluene, obtained from a commercial supplier of
chemical reagents, was ground, mixed and dispensed.
This material is intended for use as a calibration standard in methods of analysis for
BHT in foodstuffs and other relevant matrices.
Certified Value
Purity ............... 99.8 + 0.2/- 1.4 mass %
A batch of saccharin, obtained from a commercial supplier of chemical reagents, was
ground, mixed and dispensed.
This material is intended for use as a calibration standard in methods of analysis for
saccharin in foodstuffs, beverages and other relevant matrices.
Certified Value
Purity ............... 99.6 + 0.4/- 0.6 mass %
A batch of potassium sorbate, obtained from a commercial supplier of chemical
reagents, was ground, mixed, dried over P
2
O
5
and dispensed.
This material is intended for use as a calibration standard in methods of analysis for
potassium sorbate in foodstuffs and other relevant matrices.
Certified Value
Purity ....................... 99.8 ± 1.6 mass %
Selenomethionine Enriched with
A quantity of
76
Se-enriched selenomethionine was prepared from
76
Se-enriched
selenium obtained from a commercial supplier.
The primary use of this material is as a spike material for the determination of
selenomethionine by species-specific isotope dilution with HPLC-ICP-MS, in
combination with a standard of selenomethionine with natural isotopic composition.
Certified Value
Purity ....................... 99.8 ± 1.6 mass %