A survey of levels of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages in 2009-2012, Hebei Province, China.
Results of a survey of levels of ethyl carbamate (EC) (urethane) in alcoholic beverages carried out in four successive years from 2009 to 2012 by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) are presented. The beverages were purchased for sampling from Hebei Province of China, including eight main areas of production. The samples comprised wines (n = 212), grain spirits (n = 143) and wine sauces (n = 164). The data show that the average EC content in these kinds of alcoholic beverages remains nearly constant over the years. The results provide valuable data for food authorities to establish maximum limits for EC in China.
a Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Shijiazhuang , 050021 , People's Republic of China.
Yinping
Y
Liu
Shuhui
S
Wang
Ping
P
Hu
D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D003212:Condiments / Q000032:analysis / Q000191:economics; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology; D005506:Food Contamination; D005513:Food Inspection; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D057230:Limit of Detection; D009153:Mutagens / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis; D014520:Urethane / Q000032:analysis*; D014920:Wine / Q000032:analysis / Q000191:economics
D002273:Carcinogens; D009153:Mutagens; D014520:Urethane
GC/MS; alcoholic beverages; ethyl carbamate; variation tendency