Determination of Pesticides in Grapes, Baby Food and Wheat Flour by Automated Online Sample Preparation LC-MS/MS

Instrument Type: LCMSMS

European Regulation 396/2005 sets maximum residue levels of pesticides in different products of plant and animal origin. These regulations present a significant analytical challenge with respect to LOQs required for some specified food matrices such as baby food. The multi-residue pesticide method described can be applied to fruits, cereals and composite baby foods at LODs in the range of 0.8–10.3 µg/kg - below respective EU maximum residue limits (MRLs). The method is validated for 48 pesticides from different classes, but can be readily extended to a larger number of residues.

Three-Fold Increase in Productivity for Pesticide Residue Analysis in Baby Food Using Fast Triple Quadrupole GC-MS/MS

Instrument Type: GCMSMS

In this study, a fast, easy, and robust workflow was used to analyze pesticide residues in baby food. Accurate and sensitive detection, quantification, and identification of pesticides in baby foods is of particular importance because babies are more vulnerable to adverse health effects from these chemicals.