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Control of pesticide residues by liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry to ensure food safety
Author(s) -
Picó Yolanda,
Font Guillermina,
José Ruiz María,
Fernández Mónica
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
mass spectrometry reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1098-2787
pISSN - 0277-7037
DOI - 10.1002/mas.20096
Subject(s) - chemistry , pesticide , mass spectrometry , chromatography , pesticide residue , food safety , liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , sample preparation , high performance liquid chromatography , environmental chemistry , food science , agronomy , biology
Liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry (LC‐MS) has become an invaluable technique for the control of pesticide residues to ensure food safety. After an introduction about the regulations that highlights its importance to meet the official requirements on analytical performance, the different mass spectrometers used in this field of research, as well as the LC‐MS interfaces and the difficulties associated with quantitative LC‐MS determination, are discussed. The ability to use practical data for quantifying pesticides together with the option of obtaining structural information to identify target and non‐target parent compounds and metabolites are discussed. Special attention is paid to the impact of sample preparation and chromatography on the ionization efficiency of pesticides from food. The last section is devoted to applications from a food safety point of view. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.