The toxicological effects of 3-MCPD and glycidol are still under discussion. 3-MCPD and glycidol can be triggers for various diseases. Different studies therefore call for limit values for the tolerable daily intake.

The difficult indirect determination of MCPD and glycidyl fatty acid esters requires automation.

Read more about the background and use of the MCPD workstation in the routine laboratory at DLR in the article "3-MCPD and Glycidyl Fatty Acid Esters - Automated Determination of Fatty Acid Esters".