Collaborative Study for Iodine Monitoring in Mandatory Direct-Iodized Sauce in Thailand
Issued Date
2023-09-01
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eISSN
23048158
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85172457760
Journal Title
Foods
Volume
12
Issue
18
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Foods Vol.12 No.18 (2023)
Suggested Citation
Photi J., Judprasong K., Gowachirapant S., Srisakda P., Supanuwat J., Zeder C. Collaborative Study for Iodine Monitoring in Mandatory Direct-Iodized Sauce in Thailand. Foods Vol.12 No.18 (2023). doi:10.3390/foods12183513 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/90331
Title
Collaborative Study for Iodine Monitoring in Mandatory Direct-Iodized Sauce in Thailand
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Abstract
Direct iodization in fish sauce, soy sauce, and seasoning sauces plays a crucial role in optimizing the iodine intake of Thailand’s people. However, determining the iodine content to ensure that these sauces meet the standard of Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is challenging. In this study, all local laboratories equipped with inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and with experience in iodine analysis by any analytical method were invited to participate in a hands-on training workshop and two rounds of interlaboratory comparison. The aim was to improve laboratory performance and assess the potential for iodine monitoring for mandatory direct-iodized sauces. All target laboratories participated in this study. The hands-on training workshop harmonized the analytical method and increased the capacity of participating laboratories. Most laboratories (7/8) achieved satisfactory performance for six test samples based on interlaboratory comparison. Samples were extracted by tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), with the presence of 6% 2-propanol, 0.01% triton X-100, internal standard, and iodine determination in direct-iodized sauces by ICP-MS. The reproducibility standard deviation (SL), after the removal of outlier results for iodine content, was 7–22% iodine at a level of 0.03–4.81 mg/L. Moreover, the Thai FDA’s judgment range for official control activities should expand the range of 2–3 mg per 1 L (ppm) by at least 22%.