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Determination of 57 pesticide residues in fishery products by GC tandem mass spectrometry combined with QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) extraction

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An analytical method using GC–MS/MS combined with quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe extraction was developed to determine 57 pesticides in fishery products. The limits of detection and quantification (LOD and LOQ, respectively) of the analytical method ranged between 0.91 and 2.12 ng/g wet mass and 3 and 7 ng/g wet mass, respectively. Moreover, the linearity of the calibration curves was acceptable (R2 > 0.99). The relative pesticide recoveries ranged between 53.87 and 127.2%, and reproducibility ranged between 0.25 and 10.87%. The pesticide residues in brown seaweed, eel, flatfish, shrimp, and abalone samples were analyzed using the developed analytical method, and the results indicate that most samples were not contaminated by the 57 target pesticides, except low levels (< 10 ng/g) of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethene, alachlor, ametryn, isoprothiolane, and prometryn in several samples.

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This research was supported by the National Istitute of Fisheries Science, Minisrty of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea (R2023054).

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  1. Food Additives and Packaging Division, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, 28159, Republic of Korea

    Hyesu Lee

  2. Department of Food Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan-si, Cyeongsangbuk-do, 38453, Republic of Korea

    Myungheon Kim, Minsoo Park, Mihyun Cho & Moo-Hyeog Im

  3. Department of Aquaculture and Aquatic Science, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Jeonbuk, 54150, Republic of Korea

    Jun Wook Hur

  4. Food Safety and Processing Research Division, National Institute Fisheries Science, Busan, 460083, Republic of Korea

    Yoonmi Lee & Mi-Ra Jo

  5. Department of Food Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Saha-gu, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea

    Joon-Goo Lee

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Lee, H., Kim, M., Park, M. et al. Determination of 57 pesticide residues in fishery products by GC tandem mass spectrometry combined with QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) extraction. Food Sci Biotechnol 33, 831–853 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-023-01372-4

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