Colorants
Recently the FDA has been putting aquaculture firms on Import Alerts for containing malachite green and/or violet crystal. Importers should be verifying products that they bring in are free from these dyes. It is also important to ensure animal feed is free of these colorants.
Colorants, Dyes, Inks and Pigments Analysis
AL-1120-USA (Colorants)
Parameters:
- Crystal Violet
- Leuco Crystal Violet
- Leuco Malachite Green
- Malachite Green
- Bright Green
Limit of Quantitation:
0.10 µg/kg (ppb)
Sample Types:
Foods and Animal Feed
Minimum Sample Size:
500 grams
Instrument:
LC-MS/MS
Turnaround Time:
5 business days
Analysis Code:
AL-1120-USA (Colorants)
Accreditation:
This test is covered in AGQ USA's ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation scope.
Submitting Samples
To submit a sample for the first time, please download and complete the new customer form.
All samples must be accompanied by a completed chain of custody. Please let us know if you have any questions!
