Details Publication date11 September 2015 Description Determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in spices, cocoa and cocoa products The European Union Reference Laboratory for Mycotoxins (EU-RL Mycotoxins) will organise by the end of January 2016 an inter-laboratory comparison for the validation of an analytical method (MVS) to determine ochratoxin A (OTA) in spices, cocoa and cocoa products. The method is based on solvent extraction, immunoaffinity column purification (IAC), and detection/quantitation by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with fluorescence detection (FLD). Reporting of results: 16 March 2016 Reporting to participants: September 2016 Sample dispatch: End of January 2016 Year: 2015-01-01 00:00:00 Contact: jrc-irmm-eurl-mycotoxec [dot] europa [dot] eu (jrc-irmm-eurl-mycotox[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
