Referenzmat. Lebensmittelsicherheit AAR

• Research unit: METAS
• Project number: F-5234.30178

Key words (English)

food safety, reference material, food matrix reference material, food contaminants

Short description (English)

As part of this small-scale project, a new reference material for food safety will be developed, and fill the gap in the current availability of food matrix reference materials. The produced food matrix reference material will undergo homogeneity and stability testing and a complete uncertainty analysis.

Project aims (English)

This project should include the following milestones:
- Compile stakeholders / contact groups for the reference material to be defined
- Gather the needs of these stakeholders / contact groups. Also consult and update the list drawn up for the major "Food safety reference laboratory" project.
- Establish which food matrix could be produced with which contaminants
- Check potential candidates for feasibility and availability of similar reference materials on the market.
- The properties to be certified and the desired values and level of uncertainty
- Appropriateness and quality of the targeted reference material
- Decide on the manufacturing process
- If necessary, evaluate and contact external partners for the production of the reference material
- If necessary, find external partners to partially finance the following major project
- Design the sampling procedure
- Definition of the reference temperature (storage)
- Design of the sample preparation procedure
- Selection of suitable measurement methods for homogeneity and stability testing
- Design of the characterization of the CRM
- Sampling

Abstract (English)

The following questions need to be clarified in a follow-up large-scale project:
- Possibilities for partial financing of the project by external parties
- Production of the reference material, including filling and labeling, in the required quantity
- Planning the storage facilities for the stability test
- Homogeneity testing
- Stability testing
- Characterization of the RM
- Complete uncertainty analysis
- Preparation of a certificate report