Journal
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 399, Issue 8, Pages 2863-2875Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-4670-7
Keywords
Mycotoxins; Pesticides; Milk; Analysis; SPE; UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS
Funding
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN-FEDER) [AGL2006-12127-C02-01, CTQ2009-07686]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [AP2008-02811]
- SMSI-ESF
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A rapid multi-analyte method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of pesticides and mycotoxins in milk by ultra high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS). A variety of methodologies has been evaluated, including solid-phase extraction (SPE), dilute-and-shoot (liquid-liquid extraction-based procedures), and QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe)-based methods. The optimization and development process was carried out considering that the maximum residue level for aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk in the European Union (EU) is set at 0.05 mu g kg(-1), which is the lowest tolerance in the target compounds. The selected method consisted of an extraction by SPE using C18 as sorbent and methanol as elution solvent. The final determination was performed by UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS. Matrix-matched standard calibration was used for quantification, obtaining recoveries in the range 60-120% with relative standard deviations < 25%, at three spiking levels: 0.5, 10, and 50 mu g kg(-1) (ten times lower for AFM1). Limits of quantification ranged from 0.20 to 0.67 mu g kg(-1), which were always below or equal to the established tolerance levels by the EU. Finally, the selected method was applied to different types of milk.
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