title: Fate of pesticides in a distilled spirit of barley shochu during the distillation process.
abstract: Moromi (the fermented mash) of "mugi shochu" that had been artificially contaminated with pesticides was distilled to elucidate the fate of pesticides in the distillation process. The pesticides residing in the distillate were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Of the analyzed pesticides (249 compounds), 89% were not detected in the distillate, showing that the distillation process minimized the risk of pesticide contamination.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratories for Food Safety Chemistry, Asahi Breweries Ltd., Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagatomi
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinami
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uyama
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
mesh_terms: D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D057168:Distillation; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D001467:Hordeum; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000737:chemistry*; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D010573:Pesticide Residues