Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 135, Issue 1, Pages 186-192Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.04.064
Keywords
Liquid chromatography; Tandem mass spectrometry; Thiram; Residues; Fruits and vegetables
Funding
- Generalitat Valenciana [Prometeo 2009/054]
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Thiram is a non-systemic dithiocarbamate fungicide, which is easily degraded during sample preparation since it is affected by pH, matrix components and temperature. In this work, specific methodology for thiram analysis in vegetable (eggplant and lettuce) and fruit (strawberry) samples has been developed based on liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Minimising thiram degradation during standards storage and sample preparation was carefully studied. The effect of low temperature (about 5 degrees C), addition of a dehydrating agent (Na2SO4 anhydrous). pH regulator (NaHCO3), and enzymatic activity reduction (EDTA) during extraction was evaluated. The optimised procedure was validated for eggplants, lettuces, and strawberries. Satisfactory recoveries, between 80% and 106%, and relative standard deviations below 10% were obtained at 0.1 and 0.01 mg/kg fortification levels (n = 5). Limits of detection below 0.0012 mg/kg were achieved. The validated method has been applied to eggplant and lettuce samples collected from different field trials as well as several strawberry and apple samples. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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