BS 684 is a British standard on the methods of analysis of fats and fatty oils that discusses the determination of butylhydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) in animal and vegetable fats and oils to ensure animal and vegetable fats and oils are safe for consumption.
BS 684-2.36 is the thirty-sixth part of the second part of the BS 684 series that specifies a gas-liquid chromatographic method for the determination of butylhydroxyanisole (tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol) (BHA) and butylhydroxytoluene (2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) (BHT), used as antioxidants, in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Note: The method under BS 684-2.36 also permits the quantitative determination of tertiobutylhydroquinone (TBHQ).
BS 684-2.36 on the determination of butylhydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) is useful for:
Butylhydroxyanisole (BHA) and the related compound butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) are phenolic compounds that are often added to foods to preserve fats and oils and keep them from becoming rancid. BHA and BHT can induce allergic reactions in the skin.
BS 684-2.36 provides you with guidance on apparatus, the procedure for setting up the apparatus, calibration, determination of the calibration coefficient and plotting the calibration graph, determination, Expression of results, test report, etc.
The gas-liquid chromatographic method and procedures provided by BS 684-2.36 assist you in the determination of butylhydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) in animal and vegetable fats and oils, improving the quality and subsistence of animal and vegetable fats and oils and ensuring animal and vegetable fats and oils are free from contaminations.
With obedience and compliance to BS 684-2.36, you can enhance animal and vegetable fats and oils’ effectiveness and efficacy and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.