{"id":545387,"date":"2026-08-27T06:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/uncategorized\/new-arsenic-speciation-method\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:40:10","slug":"new-arsenic-speciation-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/en\/regulatory-watch\/new-arsenic-speciation-method\/","title":{"rendered":"New arsenic speciation method"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sp\u00e9ciation<\/a><\/p>\n

PHYTOCONTROL is pleased to announce that, in addition to your metal analyses, the R&D department has recently developed a new method for the speciation and quantification of arsenic by LC-ICP\/MS, which will be available from 1 October 2014 for all foodstuffs, including infant food.<\/p>\n

Speciation is a technique used to identify the different forms (species, oxidation state) of a metal present in a sample. Arsenic is of particular concern due to the toxicity of some of its chemical forms, which have carcinogenic properties. The main toxic forms are: arsenic pentoxide or Arsenate (AsV), arsenic trioxide or Arsenite (AsIII), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), arsenobetaine (AsB) and Arsenocholine (AsC). The toxicity of arsenic depends on its chemical form; inorganic arsenic (AsIII and AsV) is much more toxic than organic arsenic.<\/p>\n

The main dietary sources of inorganic arsenic are cereal grains and cereal-based products, foods for specific dietary use (such as seaweed), coffee, rice and rice-based products, as well as fish and vegetables.<\/p>\n

To date, European regulations do not set maximum levels for total arsenic or inorganic arsenic, but discussions are underway within the Codex Alimentarius Commission to determine the need for specific regulation on rice. The 8th Codex session, held from 31 March to 4 April 2014, has so far not resulted in the setting of inorganic arsenic thresholds for all types of rice, due to a lack of agreement among the commission’s member states.<\/p>\n

However, all member states of the committee agreed on a threshold of 0.2 mg\/kg for polished rice, to be proposed to the commission. On the other hand, for raw or husked rice, the committee was unable to reach an agreement. In this context, rice-producing countries have been asked to provide additional data, and a further review is expected to take place during the 9th Codex session, scheduled for March 2015.<\/p>\n

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For any technical, pricing and\/or regulatory information, please contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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