Commission Directive of 29 April 1981 laying down the Community method of analysis for the official control of vinyl chloride released by materials and articles into foodstuffs (81/432/EEC) (repealed) (c. 432)

ANNEX DETERMINATION OF VINYL CHLORIDE RELEASED BY MATERIALS AND ARTICLES INTO FOODSTUFFS

4. APPARATUS

4.3. Gas-chromatographic column

The column must permit the separation of the peaks of air, of VC and of the internal standard, if used.

Furthermore, the combined 4.2 and 4.3 system must allow the signal obtained with a solution containing 0·005 mg VC/litre DMA or 0·005 mg VC/kg DMA to be equal to at least five times the background noise.