BS EN 12857:1999

This standard BS EN 12857:1999 Foodstuffs. Determination of cyclamate. High performance liquid chromatographic method is classified in these ICS categories:

• 67.050 General methods of tests and analysis for food products
• 67.040 Food products in general

This draft European Standard specifies a high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the determination of sodium cyclamate in foodstuffs (1), (2), (3). The method has been validated in an inter-laboratory test according to ISO 5725:1986 (4) which has been carried out with lemonade, orange juice beverage, fruit yogurt and spray cream. In the addition to the matrices investigated in the inter-laboratory test, experiences have shown that the method is also applicable to various foodstuffs, such as gherkins, canned morello cherries, pineapple, orange nectar, apricot jam, ...