This draft European Standard specifies a high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the
determination of residues of N-methylcarbamate pesticides in fruits and vegetables and is based on the
method of Krause [1].
The method has been validated by collaborative study for aldicarb, carbofuran, furathiocarb, methomyl,
oxamyl, propoxur and thiodicarb parent compounds and for the metabolites aldicarb sulfoxide, aldicarb
sulfone (aldoxycarb) and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran in tomatoes and oranges at levels between 0,04 mg/kg and
0,25 mg/kg.
No collaborative data are available for the performance of the method in the determination of other significant
compounds although it is known that the method is unsatisfactory for benfuracarb.
BS EN 14185-2:2006 history
2006BS EN 14185-2:2006 Non fatty foods - Determination of N-methylcarbamate residues - HPLC method with clean-up on a diatomaceous earth column