Tandem mass spectrometry food contaminants

Draisci, R., Ferretti, E., Palleschi, L., and Marchiafava, C. (2001). Identification of anatoxins in blue-green algae food supplements using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. FoodAddit. Contamin. 18, 525-531. 

Ishii R, Horie M, Chan W, MacNeil J, Multi-residue quantitation of aminoglycoside antibiotics in kidney and meat by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Food Addit. Contamin. (Part A) 2008 25(12) 1509-1519. 

Corn-based foods followed by fumonisin B2 (FB2).The problems and risks associated with fumonisin contamination have resulted in the development of precise, reliable and sensitive methods for its determination in corn and corn-based foods (Magan Olsen, 2004, as cited in Silva et al., 2009). Therefore, the quality parameters in the analysis of FBI and FB2 in corn-based products obtained with LC with fluorescence detector have been investigated (Silva et al, 2009). Furthermore, a comparison study between fluorescence detector (FD), mass spectrometry, and tandem mass spectrometry with a triple quadrupole (QqQ) analyzer using an electrospray ionization interface for the determination of fumonisin B1 and B2 in corn-based products has been performed. A comparative study of the three LC detectors, FD, single quadrupole, QqQ for the analysis of fumonisins in corn samples has been performed. The response achieved by the three detectors was sensitive enough to study the maximum contents established by the EU legislation. These LC detectors would be appropriate for quantification purposes but the acquisition of at least two transitions achieved with QqQ provided a univocal identification. 

Rena, Y., Zhang, Y, Shao, S., Cai, Z., Feng, L., Pan, H., and Wang, Z. 2007. Simultaneous determination of multi-component mycotoxin contaminants in foods and feeds by ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. J. Chromatogr. A 1143 48-64. 

Traditional methods such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), HPLC, or GC coupled to tandem mass spectrometry are widely used for the identification and quantification of nutrients (fats, carbohydrates, proteins, water, mineral elements, and vitamins), additives, or contaminants (afiatoxin, pesticides, pathogens, antimicrobial agents, growth promoters, additives, etc.), which can be found in foods [2-4],... 

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