Determination of arsenic in food and dietary supplement standard reference materials by neutron activation analysis

Arsenic was measured in food and dietary supplement standard reference materials by neutron activation analysis for the purpose of assigning certified or reference As mass fractions and to assess material homogeneity. Instrumental neutron activation analysis was used to value assign As in candidate SRM 3532 Calcium Dietary Supplement and candidate SRM 3262 Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s Wort) Aerial Parts down to about 100 μg/kg. Values were also determined for two additional candidate St. John’s Wort SRMs with As mass fractions