QuEChERS LC–MS/MS Screening Method for Mycotoxin Detection in Cereal Products and Spices

Licia Pantano, Ladislao La Scala, Francesco Olibrio, Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo, Carmelo Bongiorno, Maria Drussilla Buscemi, Andrea Macaluso and Antonio Vella
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Licia Pantano: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Ladislao La Scala: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Francesco Olibrio: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Carmelo Bongiorno: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Maria Drussilla Buscemi: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Andrea Macaluso: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
Antonio Vella: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-17

Abstract: We developed and validated a screening method for mycotoxin analysis in cereal products and spices. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) was used for the analysis. Dispersive solid-phase extractions (d-SPEs) were used for the extraction of samples. Ochratoxin A (OTA), zearalenone (ZEA), aflatoxins (AFLA; AFB 1 , AFB 2 , AFG 1 , AFG 2 ), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisin (FUMO; FB 1 , FB 2 , FB 3 ), T2, and HT2 were validated in maize. AFLA and DON were validated in black pepper. The method satisfies the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) no. 401/2006 and (EC) no. 1881/2006. The screening target concentration (STC) was under maximum permitted levels (MLs) for all mycotoxins validated. The method’s performance was assessed by two different proficiencies and tested with 100 real samples.

Keywords: mycotoxin; QuEChERS; LC–MS/MS; spices; cereals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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