Objective
Ethyl carbamate (EtC) is a carcinogenic substance, present in all fermentation media containing ethanol. The United States and Canada have established a limit of 30 ug/l in wine, which is also recommended by The European Communities and the Organisation Internationale du Vin et de la Vigne (OIV). This limit may be lowered in the near future and will required improvement of methodology, a problem of concern for the OIV and the Communities.
Ethyl carbamate is usually determined by Gas Chromatography (GC). There are differences between the various methods used which arise from the varying sample preparation procedures and detection systems (FID, NP, MS, etc.).
The objective of the project is to improve the accuracy and the level of agreement between European laboratories and to prepare reference materials.
STATUS
The first intercomparison in which 25 laboratories determined EtC in four samples of white and red wines will be completed in 1992.
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33405 Talence
France
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16100 Cognac
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20158 Milano
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76133 KARLSRUHE
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48151 Münster
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56068 Koblenz
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67346 SPEYER
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AB53 3BS Banff
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51200 Épernay
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4200 PORTO
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8032 ZÜRICH
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1066 EPALINGES
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1211 GENEVA 4
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28023 MADRID
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TW11 0LY Teddington
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97070 Würzburg
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85764 OBERSCHLEISSHEIM
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NR4 7UQ Norwich
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14195 Berlin
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2860 SÖBORG
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EH11 1QU Edinburgh
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65189 WIESBADEN
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3300 BRAUNSCHWEIG
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3700 AJ ZEIST
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