Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi)
Online ISSN : 1882-1006
Print ISSN : 0015-6426
ISSN-L : 0015-6426
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Studies on Rapid Multi-Residue Analysis of Pesticides in Agricultural Products by LC-MS/MS
Keiko IWAKOSHIYasuhiro TAMURAKenji OTSUKASanae TOMIZAWAYumiko YAMAKITamako MASUBUCHIYukiko NAKAGAWARyoko MASUDAChizuko SATOTakeo SASAMOTOIchiro TAKANO
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2014 Volume 55 Issue 6 Pages 254-260

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Rapid multi-residue analysis of pesticides in agricultural products was studied by using LC-MS/MS. Pesticide residues in 10 g of homogenized agricultural products were extracted with 30 mL of acetonitrile and salted out with 4 g of anhydrous magnesium sulfate and 1 g of sodium chloride in the presence of citrate salts for buffering in a disposable tube. Co-extractives were removed by use of our original triple layered column (C18/GC/PSA; 60/30/60 mg).
According to the method validation guideline of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, we conducted recovery tests in 5 kinds of agricultural products (brown rice, kiwi, cabbage, sweet potato and spinach) spiked with 60 pesticides at the level of 0.01 or 0.1 μg/g. Each concentration of pesticide spiked was extracted from 2 samples per day on 5 days. Pesticides in the test solution were determined by two types of LC-MS/MS using scheduled MRM.
Using this method, 58 out of 60 pesticides satisfied the guideline criteria in brown rice, 59 in kiwi, 55 in cabbage, 55 in sweet potato and 56 in spinach. This method is applicable for routine examination of pesticide residues in agricultural products.

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