Japanese Food Safety Notification (Shoku-An) No.0124001 (January 24, 2005, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)) announced the “Analytical Methods for Residual Compositional Substances of Agricultural Chemicals, Feed Additives and Veterinary Drugs in Food”, which includes “Chapter II Multiresidue Method, Multi-residue Method for Agricultural Chemicals by GC-MS (Animal and Fishery Products)”. Shoku-An No.1003001 (October 3, 2006) added the “Multi-residue Method for Agricultural Chemicals by LC-MS (Animal and Fishery Products)” and Shoku-An No.0226-2 (February 26, 2015) further added the “Multi-residue Method II for Agricultural Chemicals by LC-MS (Animal and Fishery Products).” In these comprehensive analytical methods, gel permeation chromatography (GPC clean-up) is employed during the purification process of test solution preparation. An overview of the test solution preparation method and the columns used for GPC clean-up are provided below. The extraction and purification steps vary depending on the type of sample.
Multi-residue Method for Agricultural Chemicals by GC-MS or LC-MS (Animal and Fishery Products)
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| Column requirements | Corresponding columns |
|---|---|
| Styrene-Ddivinylbenzene Copolymer 20 mm I.D. x 300 mm L 20 mm I.D. x 300 mm L (guard column) |
Shodex CLNpak EV-2000 AC (20.0 mm I.D. x 300 mm) Shodex CLNpak EV-G AC (20.0 mm I.D. x 100 mm) |
| Column requirements | Corresponding columns |
|---|---|
| Styrene–Divinylbenzene Copolymer (hard type gel, 16 µm particle size, 30 Å pore size) 12 mm I.D. x 300 mm L 12 mm I.D. x 100 mm L (guard column) |
Shodex CLNpak EV2000AC-12F (12.0 mm I.D. x 300 mm) Shodex CLNpak EV-G AC12C (12.0 mm I.D. x 100 mm) |

Operation Manual / Certificate of Analysis
Operation Manuals and Certificate of Analysis / Inspection Certificate for the following products can be downloaded here.
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Applications
- GPC Clean-up for Animal and Fishery Products According to Japanese MHLW Notification (1) (EV-2000 AC)
- GPC Clean-up for Animal and Fishery Products According to Japanese MHLW Notification (2) (EV200AC-12F)
- Example of GPC Clean-up for Animal and Fishery Products According to Japanese MHLW Notification (1) (Medium Fatty Tuna and Beef Fat) (EV-2000 AC)
- Example of GPC Clean-up for Animal and Fishery Products According to Japanese MHLW Notification (2) (Milk, Egg) (EV-2000 AC)
- Elution Profile for Pesticides (EV-2000 AC)
- Effects of Temperature on GPC Clean-up
- Effects of Eluent Composition on GPC Clean-up
- Elution Volume for Lipid and Fatty Acids (EV-2000 AC)
- Effects of Eluent Components
- Separation with Acetone/Cyclohexane Eluent (EV-2000 AC)
- Separation with Ethyl Acetate/Cyclohexane Eluent (EV-2000)
- Spinach Pigment Removal (EV-2000 AC)
- Spinach Pigment Removal - Removal Rate (EV-2000 AC)
- Effects of Sample Injection Volume
- Effects of Flow Rate (EV-2000 AC)
- Effects of Column Temperature
- Fractionation Standards (EV-2000 AC)
