Validation of Analytical Method for Analysis of Morpholine on Apples
Author: Matt Hengel, Steve Thun
Published: 2013
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. Validation of an analytical method developed by Dr. Michelangelo Anastassiades at the EU Reference Laboratory in Stuttgart, Germany (termed the QuPPe-Method) for morpholine residue analysis in/on apple. 2. Upon successful validation of the analytical method, a third laboratory will evaluate apple samples spiked with known amounts of morpholine to establish that the methodology is reasonably rugged and reproducible, lending credence to the reproducibility, accuracy and precision of results as well as establishing a minimum level of quantitation that every laboratory must meet. 3. Publication of the method in a peer-reviewed venue, possibly the Journal of AOAC International or the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
