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Original Articles

Rapid multi-residue and multi-class qualitative screening for veterinary drugs in foods of animal origin by UHPLC-MS/MS

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Pages 443-457 | Received 21 Aug 2012, Accepted 15 Nov 2012, Published online: 17 Dec 2012
 

Abstract

Multi-class UHPLC-MS/MS was developed for the analysis of more than 160 regulated or banned compounds of various classes: anthelmintics including benzimidazoles, avermectins and others; antibiotics including amphenicols, beta-lactams, macrolides, pyrimidines, quinolones, sulphonamides and tetracyclines; beta-agonists; corticosteroids; ionophores; nitroimidazoles; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents; steroids; and tranquillisers. Samples were extracted with acetonitrile, without any additional purification step, and analysed by using UHPLC-MS/MS. Validation was done in accordance with the guidelines laid down by European Commission Decision 2002/657/EC for qualitative screening methods. This simple method proved applicable to routine screening for residues in egg, honey, milk and muscle samples at half the maximum concentration permitted by the European Union for each drug. In most cases, the target value was set at 5 µg kg−1 for unauthorised compounds.

Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Belgian Federal Agency for Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) (Brussels, Belgium) and more particularly C. Rettigner and D. Courtheyn for their critical review.

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