Bioanalytical screening for Dioxins and PCBs in EU-regulated foods: New analytical criteria adopted by the European Union in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644. Part 3: Assay criteria, validation and quality control, reporting of results, implementation

摘要

Bioanalytical high-throughput and rapid screening methods for detection of dioxins and PCBs can reliably process up to 1.000 samples annually per technical assistant, reducing the workload of a GC/HRMS laboratory by up to 80 %. By sieving out contaminated samples suspected to exceed regulatory limits bioassays help to minimize instrument down time by sparing sensitive components such as detectors and columns while making more efficient use of the expensive instrumentation. Leveraging the benefits of both complementary technologies provides a strong synergistic effect reflected in reduced turn-around times of 11/2 to 21/2 days for 10 and more samples per lab assistant, with considerable cost savings.