Survey of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in selected food groups, 1999-2000

C. Crews; P. Hough; P. Brereton; D. Harvey; R. Macarthur; W. Matthews

doi:10.1080/02652030110085395

Survey of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in selected food groups, 1999-2000

C. Crews^*, P. Hough, P. Brereton, D. Harvey, R. Macarthur, W. Matthews

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A survey of the levels of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in a range of selected food products available in the UK is reported. The survey was carried out on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to identify the food groups that might provide a significant contribution to 3-MCPD exposure from the diet. Three hundred samples comprising meat, dairy, cereal, soup and miscellaneous products were purchased from retail outlets and analysed using a GC-MS procedure, which had been formally validated by an earlier collaborative trial. 3-MCPD was detected in 89 (30%) of the samples. Three samples, all crackers, contained levels of 3-MCPD > 0.1 mgkg^-1, the highest level being 0.134 mgkg^-1. Levels of 3-MCPD were generally slightly higher in foods after cooking. In all cases where 3-MCPD was detected in cooked foods, it was also present in the uncooked sample.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-27
Number of pages	6
Journal	Food Additives and Contaminants
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110085395
Publication status	Published - 01 Jan 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

3-MCPD
3-monochloro-1,2-propanediol
Chloropropanols

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Food Science
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
General Chemistry
Toxicology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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