DS/EN 12014-3:2005
Foodstuffs – Determination of nitrate and/or nitrite content – Part 3: Spectrometric determination of nitrate and nitrite content of meat products after enzymatic reduction of nitrate to nitrite

Standard No.

DS/EN 12014-3:2005

Release Date

2005

Published By

Danish Standards Foundation

Latest

DS/EN 12014-3:2005

Replace

DS/ENV 12014-3-1998

Scope

This European Standard specifies a spectrometric method for the determination of nitrate and nitrite content ofmeat products and has been validated for different meat products with a content of 9 mg/kg to 22 mg/kg nitritecalculated as sodium nitrite and 23 mg/kg to 48 mg/kg nitrate calculated as sodium nitrate.NOTE Experiences have shown that the method is also applicable for total nitrite and nitrate content from 5 mg/kg upto 125 mg/kg calculated as sodium nitrite. For further information on applicability, see [1].

DS/EN 12014-3:2005 history

• 2005 DS/EN 12014-3:2005 Foodstuffs – Determination of nitrate and/or nitrite content – Part 3: Spectrometric determination of nitrate and nitrite content of meat products after enzymatic reduction of nitrate to nitrite