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http://dx.doi.org/10.5851/kosfa.2021.e38

Determination of more than 500 Pesticide Residues in Hen Eggs by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS/MS)  

Golge, Ozgur (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)
Liman, Turan (STA Food Quality Control Laboratory)
Kabak, Bulent (Hitit University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Food Engineering)
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Food Science of Animal Resources / v.41, no.5, 2021 , pp. 816-825 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to validate a fast method of simultaneous analysis of 365 LCamenable and 142 GC-amenable pesticides in hen eggs by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), respectively, operating in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) acquisition modes. The sample preparation was based on quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) extraction. Key method performance parameters investigated were specificity, linearity, limit of quantification (LOQ), accuracy, precision and measurement uncertainty. The method was validated at two spiking levels (10 and 50 ㎍/kg), and good recoveries (70%-120%) and relative standard deviations (RSDs) (≤20) were achieved for 92.9% of LC-amenable and 86.6% of GC-amenable pesticide residues. The LOQs were ≤10 ㎍/kg for 94.2% of LC-amenable and 92.3% of GC-amenable pesticides. The validated method was further applied to 100 egg samples from caged hens, and none of the pesticides was quantified.
Keywords
pesticides; hen eggs; food safety; monitoring; method validation;
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