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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR INDUSTRY FROM FOOD FRAUD
EQCS – An example of Industry working together foreveryone’s benefit!
This should not preclude you from testing these suppliersraw materials also
Everything has a price and if the price is TOO good theremaybe a very good reason why!
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What is the Legal Definition of Fruit Juice?
DEFINITIONS {EU regulation 2012 (12)}
1. (a) Fruit juice
“The fermentable but unfermented product obtained from the edible part offruit which is sound and ripe, fresh or preserved by chilling or freezing ofone or more kinds mixed together having the characteristic colour, flavourand taste typical of the juice of the fruit from which it comes.
Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the samespecies of fruit may be restored to the juice.
In the case of citrus fruits, the fruit juice must come from the endocarp. Limejuice, however, may be obtained from the whole fruit.
Where juices are processed from fruits with pips, seeds and peel, parts orcomponents of pips, seeds and peel shall not be incorporated in the juice.This provision shall not apply to cases where parts or components of pips,seeds and peel cannot be removed by good manufacturing practices.
The mixing of fruit juice with fruit purée is authorised in the production ofthe fruit juice.”
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What Does This Mean Chemically?
Fruit Juice Typically
Water 80 to 90%
Sugars 0.1 to 12 % (up to 20%)
Acids 0.3 to 1% (up to 7%)
Potassium 1000 to 3000 mg/l
Sodium trace to 50 mg/l
Magnesium 40 to 150 mg/l
Calcium 40 to 150 mg/l
Phosphorous 40 to 300 mg/l
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The sugars concentrations seen in different juices
Different juices contain different levels of the three
COP is available for a fee (300 Euros/yr) from the AIJN web site
(www.aijn.org)
Full access to the reference guides and other relevant items
References to suitable methods
Additional notes about specific methodologies and the
interpretation of the data
Isotopic data
Fingerprinting methods
Anthocyanins
Oligosaccahrides
polyphenols
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EQCS
Aim is to provide interlocking QA schemes around Europe,
“Quality” assessments based on a uniform set of criteria (AIJN
COP)
Individual scheme audited on a biennial basis by other EQCS
members to ensure even assessments across Europe
Should provide for:-
Free and fair competition across Europe
Protects the image of fruit juices and the industry from
adulteration issues that were experienced in the past
Provides early warning of juice authenticity issues between
schemes
Co-ordinates with SGF raw materials assurance scheme (IRMA)
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EQCS Members
AEAZN: Asociacion Espanola de Autocontrol de Zumos y Nectares (Spain)
AIJN: European Fruit Juice Association (Belgium)
BSDA: British Soft Drinks Association (UK)
DSK: Polish Association of Juice Producers (Poland)
DQCS: Dutch Quality control System (Netherlands)
Qualijus: L’institut Professionnal pour la Qualite des Jus de Fruit (France)
SGF: Sure Global Fair (Germany, regional and Global IRMA)
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EQCS schemes
Requires members to adopt AIJN COP as Quality criteria for Juices
Schemes have minimum sampling and analysis requirements
Scheme includes collection of finished products from retail market
Analysis for quality and authenticity parameters
Label check to ensure comply with legislation
Involves an annual audit of members factories
Traceability audit of finished products
Inspection of blending operations
Inspection of finished product specifications
Inspection of raw material specifications
Collection of finished products and/or raw materials
Analysis of products for authenticity and quality criteria
Range of different parameters
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Types of “authenticity” analysis used
Isotopic methods are recommended for the detection of:-
Sugar addition (beet sucrose, cane sucrose)
Water addition to NFC juice or “passing off” a FC off as NFC
Acid addition to juice (lemon or other high acid product)
Undeclared ascorbic acid addition to juice
Fingerprinting methods
Analysis of red/black juices for addition of added colours
Oligosaccharide analysis for sugar syrup addition (HFCS, IS HFIS)
Polyphenol profiles for citrus and apple looking for mixtures
DNA method for detection of undeclared addition of mandarin to orange
Conventional analysis
1H-NMR as a screening method
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Types of quality analysis used
Assess for toxic heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg & Pb)
Assess levels of other heavy metals in COP (Cu, Fe, Sn & Zn)
Check for levels of pesticide residues in products (both organic
and conventional)
Nitrate levels in juice products
Patulin in apple juices
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Typical test screen taken from “old” BCI scheme
Citrus Apple Pineapple
A0 Density & Brix x x x
A1 Compositional screen
Acidity x x x
pH x x x
Na, Ca, Mg & K x x x
Phosphorous x x x
Suc, Gluc & Fruc x x x
L-malic acid x x x
Citric acid x x x
Lactic acid x x
Isocitric acid x x
Sorbitol x
B Isotopic screen
SNIF-NMR ® & 13C of ethanol x
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Typical test screen taken from “old” BCI scheme
Citrus Apple Pineapple
C Advanced chemical characterisation
Oligosaccharides by Cap-GC x x x
Flavanoid glucosides x
Vitamin C x
Phenolic compounds (arbutin & phloridzin) x
Pectins x x
D Advanced isotopic analysis to detect dilution
18O of juice water and ethanol x
E3 Advanced isotopic analysis to detect vitamin C addition
13C analysis of ascorbic acid x
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Typical test screen taken from “old” BCI scheme
Citrus Apple Pineapple
F GC-MS analysis to detect flavour addition
GC-MS screening + chiral analysis x x
G Contaminants
Nitrate x x x
Patulin x
AIJN heavy metals (8) x x x
Pesticide screen (160 molecules) x x x
H Mandarin analysis
Analysis for mandarin by DNA OJ
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What should industry do?
Have clear specifications which define what you expect
State compliance with EU regulations
Mention compliance with AIJN COP
Know and audit your suppliers
If you don’t have the time or expertise sub-contract or use a producer whois approved by a third party like SGF IRMA
All IRMA approved suppliers are audited biennially
Covers quality and authenticity issues
Corporate and social responsibility issues also
Avoid buying on Spec if at all possible
Have a QA program in place to ensure your “raw” materials or “finished”products are what is expected (depending where you are in the supply chain)
I will guarantee that if you do no testing you will NEVER detect anyproblems. However the Press or the Regulator might coming asking difficultquestions one day in the future, and what will be you legal defence be?
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Authenticity testing
Some of the “bad guys” know exactly what they are doing and
tailor make what they do to make its detection as difficult as possible
You have to use sophisticated methods to catch them!!
This means that authenticity testing is a complex issue
This means it is not cheap either
Costs can be reduced by sharing analysis between competitors by
setting up a Quality Assurance Scheme
The advantage of this is that you can see what non-members are
doing and if they are using any unfair competition practices
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Adulteration Issues seen in the last few years
Pomegranate {sugar addition, acid addition, juice blending}
SNIF-NMR®, 13C-IMRS, Oligosaccharide and anthocyanin profiles
Water addition to NFC orange juice {yield enhancement}
18O/16O analysis in the sugars and the water of NFC juices
Lemon juice {substitution of citric acid in the place of lemon juice}
13C-IRMS and D-IRMS of citric acid
Non-declared blending of juices {lemon/line, red/black}
Anthocyanin profile in Red/Black juices
Polymethoxyflavones in lemon juice (lime)
DNA method for mandarin in orange
Sorbitol (apple, pear, cherry & aronia)
Addition of sugar to juice {sugar syrup addition}
Oligosaccharide profile
13C-SNIF-NMR
1H-NMR for rapid cost effective screening of fruit juices
1H-NMR
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Issues detected with:-
Sugar and sugar syrup addition
SNIF-NMR®
Oligosaccharide profiling
Water addition
Assess 18O content of water and sugars
Addition of undeclared acid to lemon juice
13C-IRMS & D-IRMS analysis
Undeclared juice blending
Anthocyanin profile in red/black juices
DNA methods in orange
Polymethoxyflavones in lemon {lime}
Many of the above
1H-NMR screening (cost effective screening tool)
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13C/12C
Detection of sugar addition by stable isotopic analysis
AIJN code or Practice Published by AIJN, Rue de la Loi 221, Box 5, B- 1040 Brussels, www.aijn.org
Adulteration of Fruit Juice Beverages. Edited by Nagy, Attaway & Rhodes. Published by MarcelDekker Inc., New York. (ISBN 0-8247-7912-6)
Methods to Detect Adulteration of Fruit Juice Beverages Vols. 1 Edited by Nagy &Wade. Publishedby AgScience, Auburndale, Florida, USA.(ISBN 0-9631397-3-8)
Handbook of indices of food quality and authenticity. Edited by Singhal, Kulkarni & Rege.Published by Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge (ISBN 1 85573 299 8)
Food Authentication. Edited by Ashurst & Dennis. Published by Blackie Academic &Professional, London, (ISBN 0 7514 0341 5)
Best collection of validated methods of analysis for fruit juices. International Fruit Juice UnionMethods of Analysis Handbook, Available from the IFU Website as a download for a fee; www.ifu-fruitjuice.com
AOAC analytical methods available to members as a download from the AOAC site (more limitedcollection of procedures for fruit juices) www.AOAC.org
Fruit Processing & Flussiges Obst are very good magazines for juice related data and processingissues published monthly by Flussiges Obst, Schonborn, Germany.
and of course Eurofins for all your analytical/consultancy needs