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FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 417-422Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2010.551423
Keywords
screening assays; regulations; authenticity; colours
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Direct selective detection of erythrosine in saffron in the presence of other synthetic dyes considers its fluorescence at 532nm excitation/548nm emission. Saffron pre-treatment was according to the ISO 3632-2 trade standard test methods. On account of calculated quantum yield values, none of the yellow dyes is expected to interfere. Among red ones, reservations about allura red AC, azorubine and red 2G were not verified by experimentation, signifying excellent method specificity. Detection and quantification limits (0.56 and 1.70 nM) were of the same magnitude as those reported in the literature after chromatographic separation of erythrosine. The percentage recovery from spiked saffron samples ranging from 63 to 141 was acceptable for residue levels in foods. The matrix effect from crocins (saffron pigments) was evidenced only at a lower spiking level (0.02 mg kg(-1)). The minimum required performance limit (MRPL) was 0.04 mg kg(-1), indicating that the method is appropriate for determining traces of erythrosine in saffron. The approach offers improved sensitivity (by three orders of magnitude) and specificity than the direct spectrophotometric detection of certain synthetic dyes in saffron and deserves attention by the ISO Technical Committee for 'Herbs, culinary spices and condiments'.
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