Pure &App/. Chern., zyxwvutsrqp Vol. 64, No. 12, pp. i959-1964,1992. zyxwvuts Printed in Great Britain. zyxwvutsrq @ 1992 IUPAC INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY APPLIED CHEMISTRY DIVISION COMMISSION ON FOOD CHEMISTRY* COMMISSION ON OILS, FATS AND DERIVATIVESt zyx AN ASSESSMENT OF LIPID OXIDATION IN FOODS zyx (Technical Report) Prepared for publication by J. KANNER and I. ROSENTHAL* Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50350, Israel *Membership of the Commission during the period (1987-91) when this report was prepared was as follows: Chairman: 1987-91 A. E. Pohland (USA); Vice-chairman: 1987-91 H. B. S. Conacher (Canada); Secretary: 1987- 91 D. L. Park (USA); Titular Members: R. Battaglia (Switzerland, 1987-89); D. J. McWeeny (UK, 1987-91); H. A. M. G. Vaessen (Netherlands, 1987-91);Associate Members: D. Arnold(FRG, 1989-91); M. J.-J. Castegnaro (France, 1987-89); R. L. Epstein (USA, 1989-91); J. Fremy (France, 1987-91); J. Jacob (FRG, 1987-89); R. Livingston (USA, 1987-89); S. S. A. M. Miraglia (Italy, 1989-91); J. J. O'Rangers (USA, 1989-91); I. Rosenthal (Israel, 1987-91);P. G. zyxwvuts Thiel(1987-91, RSA);Y. Ueno(Japan, 1987-89);T. Yasumoto (Japan, 1987-91); National Representatives: M. M. Abdel Kader (Arab Republic of Egypt, 1987-89); A. Calvelo (Argentina, 1987-89); J. Chirife (Argentina, 1989-91); P. B. Czedik-Eysenberg (Austria, 1987-89); J. Davidek (Czechoslovakia, 1987- 89); H. P. Thier (FRG, 1987-91); R. LBsztity (Hungary, 1987-89); D. V. Rege (India, 1989-91); Z. Berk (Israel, 1987-89); S. S. A. M. Miraglia (Italy, 1987-89); T. Kato (Japan, 1987-89); M. Ozaki (Japan, 1989-91); C. L. Lim (Malaysia, 1987-89); S. J. Kubacki (Poland, 1989-91); C. Benedito (Spain, 1987-91); G. Erkmen (Turkey, 1989- 91); L. E. Coles (UK, 1987-91). 'Membership of the Commission during the period 1987-91. Chairman: 1987-89 J. L. Beare-Rogers (Canada); 1989-91 W. D. Pocklington (UK); Vice-Chairman: 1987-91 A. Dieffenbacher (Switzerland); Secretary: 1987-89 W. D. Pocklington (UK); 1989-91 P. W. Hendrikse (Netherlands); Titular Members: P. W. Hendrikse (Netherlands, 1987-89); A. Karleskind (France, 1989-91); E. Kurucz (Hungary, 1987-89); A. Visapati (Finland, 1989-91); G. Zwerenz (Austria, 1987-91); Associate Members: A. Bonekamp (FRG, 1989-91); H. Briischweiler (Switzerland, 1987-91); P. Dysseler (Belgium, 1989-91); E. Fedeli (Italy, 1987- 89); T. Hashimoto (Japan, 1987-91); G. Hdmer (Denmark, 1987-91); A. Karleskind (France, 1987-89); F. H. Koelman (Netherlands, 1987-91); 6. Levin (Sweden, 1987-89); R. G. Manning (USA, 1987-89); F. Mordret (France, 1989-91); R. Ohlson (Sweden, 1987-89); G. Ostermann (FRG, 1987-91); M. Pike (UK, 1987-91); A. Visapaa (Finland, 1987-89); National Representatives: A. M. Gad (Arab Republic of Egypt, 1987-89); R. R. Brenner (Argentina, 1987-91); A. R. Johnson (Australia, 1987-89); J. R. Sabine (Australia, 1989-91); P. Dysseler (Belgium, 1987-89); J. Pokornf (Czechoslovakia, 1987-91); J. V. Holm (Denmark, 1987-91); H. Wessels (FRG, 1987-91); R. Linko (Finland, 1987-91); J. P. Wolff (France, 1987-91); D. Boskou (Greece, 1987-91); M. JerBnek (Hungary, 1987-91); A. G. Mathew (India, 1987-89); H. A. Bhakare (India, 1989-91); A. M. Sharkey (Ireland, 1987-91); A. Dolev (Israel, 1987-91); E. Tiscornia (Italy, 1987-89); S. Watanabe (Japan, 1987-91); A. S. H. Ong (Malaysia, 1987-89); S. H. Goh (Malaysia, 1989-91); A. Krab (Netherlands, 1987-91); J. Eyres (New Zealand, 1987-89); D. Illingworth (New Zealand, 1989-91); W. Zwierzykowski (Poland, 1987-89); L. M. du Plessis (RSA, 1987-89); R. Stoica (Romania, 1987-89); M. Gassiot Matas (Spain, 1987-91); T. Tuilular (Turkey, 1987-91); V. L. Roubailo (USSR, 1987-91); A. E. Waltking (USA, 1987-91). *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Republication of this report is permitted without the need for formal IUPAC permission on condition that an acknowledgement, with full reference together with IUPAC copyright symbol zyxw (0 1992 IUPAC), is printed. Publication of a translation into another language is subject to the additional condition of prior approval zyx from the relevant IUPAC National Adhering Organization.