Fast GC-MS/MS Analysis Of Multicomponent Pesticide Residues (360) In Food Matrix

Contamination of food products with pesticides is a growing concern because of recognized adverse health effects, increasing world-wide usage of pesticides, and increasing imports of raw foodstuffs from foreign sources. Consequently, the number of samples as well as monitored pesticides became significantly higher in the last decade. To handle this high sample load, a Quick, Easy and Cheap cleanup procedure called QuEChERS was established. Unfortunately, samples prepared by this method contain large matrix signals which can complicate accurate pesticide quantification by MS alone.