EURL-SRM - Analytical Observations Report

Community Reference Laboratory for Single Residue Methods CVUA Stuttgart, Schaflandstr. 3/2, 70736 Fellbach, Germany Page 1- 2 - EURL-SRM - Analytical Observations Report Concerning the o Compound(s): Ethylene oxide (EO), 2-Chloroethanol (2CE) o Commodities: Sesame seeds o Extraction Method(s): QuOil, QuECHERS o Instrumental analysis: GC-MS/MS Analysis of Ethylene Oxide and its Metabolite 2-Chloroethanol by the QuOil or the QuEChERS Method and GC-MS/MS Version (December 2020) Background information / Initial Observations : In late August 2020, Belgium initiated a RASFF notification concerning residues of the unauthorized substance ethylene oxide (EO) in various lots of sesame seeds from India at levels up to 186 mg/kg. On 9 September 2020, a notification this concerning was published in the RASFF portal ( ). The affected products were delivered to several member states and were used for the production of various processed foodstuffs. Until 20 November 2020, roughly 140 notifications concerning EO in sesame from India were notified within the RASFF portal with two of them being border rejections.

12 e.g. ethylene glycol is used as an antifreeze agent and various glycol-ethers are used as additives to cosmetics and water-based paints 13 Hydroxyethyl cellulose is used in cosmetics, drug capsules, toys and construction materials 14 TCEP stands for tris-(2-chlorethyl)-phosphate. It is used as a plasticizer (e.g. in PVC and polyurethanes ...

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