To demonstrate the suitability of the Thermo Scientific™ TSQ™ 9610 triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS system with Thermo Scientific™ Chromeleon™ Chromatography Data System (CDS) software for the routine and regulatory compliance testing of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furans (PCDD/Fs) in food and feed. Analysis of food and feed samples previously analyzed by the European Reference Laboratory for POPs (Freiburg, Germany) and the Wageningen Food Safety Research laboratory (Wageningen, Netherlands) was carried out to ensure results were consistent.
The performance of the TSQ 9000 triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS system equipped with a new advanced electron ionization (AEI) source was evaluated for the analysis of PCDD/Fs in solvent standards and real food/feedstuff samples.
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) constitute a group of highly toxic organic compounds. PCDD/Fs have been characterized by the US Environmental Protection Agency as likely to be carcinogenic to humans. Recent technological advances in GC-MS/MS technology led to GC-MS/MS being considered a reliable tool that can be used to control the maximum levels for PCDD/Fs in food and feed. In this work, the performance of the Thermo Scientific TSQ 8000 Evo triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS for the analysis of PCDD/Fs was assessed.
