Analysis of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages

In order to survey the contents of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages, GC/MS-SIM method was used after extraction with dichloromethane in solid phase extract cartridge contained alcoholic beverages. In the applied GC/MS-SIM method, the values of recoveries and relative standard deviation were ranged from 85.2 % to 87.9 % and from 0.7 % to 1.9 %, the limit of detection and quantification were 2 mu g/kg and 10 mu g/kg. Depending on alcoholic beverage kinds, the levels were variable and the average level was 194 mu g/kg for liquor, 105 mu g/kg for fruit wine, 62 mu g/kg distilled spirit, 28 mu g/kg for sake, 15 mu g/kg for yakju, 12 mu g/kg for other alcohol beverages, ND for soju, respectively.