2018 - March 12 SPSFAM Meeting Book
Sugar SMPR Key Points
• Method data packages must include performance data covering the method claimed matrices. A useful tool can be found in food pyramid concept described in Annex F of Appendix F the AOAC Official Methods of Analysis. Matrix variations in non‐sugar carbohydrate and moisture content must be investigated and data provided. For example, using the food pyramid in sector 7, a matrix may be either high in sugar or high in non‐sugar carbohydrates (e.g., starch, sugar alcohols), each of which may affect method performance. • Method data packages must include relevant data regarding interferences and instabilities.
Comments Submitted for Sugar SMPR
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There should be significant evaluation of the method for finished pet foods before it is accepted, to avoid significant problems with interferants. Otherwise, there are quite a few common ingredients in pet food which would cause interference. Can you please provide clarification in the SMPR if the method must be written to encompass all sugars in one?
SMPR states “Method data packages must include relevant data regarding interferences and instabilities”, and includes a list of classes of potential interents with clear examples. Recommend no change to SMPR . The SMPR implies a single method to measure the at least six free sugars. The working group agreed to a minimum set of six free sugars. Recommend no change to SMPR . The minimum number of sugars is clearly defined" . . . minimally: fructose, galactose, glucose,sucrose, maltose, and lactose . . .“. Recommend no change to SMPR .
SMPR should state somewhere that submission of methods that only cover a subgroup of sugars in selected matrices are also of interest.
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