title: The application of headspace gas chromatography coupled to tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry for the analysis of furan in baby food samples.
abstract: Selective methodology employing a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to a gas chromatograph with headspace autosampler (HS-GC-MS/MS) was elaborated in this study. Application of the elaborated procedure resulted in a limit of detection of 0.021μgkg(-1) and a limit of quantification of 0.071μgkg(-1). The mean recoveries during in-house validation ranged from 89% to 109%, and coefficients of variation for repeatability ranged from 4% to 11%. The proposed analytical method was applied for monitoring the furan content of 30 commercial baby food samples available on the Latvian retail market. The level of furan found in these samples varied from 0.45 to 81.9μgkg(-1), indicating that infants whose sole diet comprises baby food sold in jars and cans are exposed constantly to furan. Samples containing vegetables and meat had higher levels of furan than those containing only fruits.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment "BIOR", Lejupes Street 3, LV1076 Riga, Latvia; University of Latvia, Faculty of Chemistry, Jelgavas Street 1, LV1004 Riga, Latvia. Electronic address: iveta.pugajeva@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Iveta
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pugajeva
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment "BIOR", Lejupes Street 3, LV1076 Riga, Latvia.
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rozentale
authors.affiliation: University of Latvia, Faculty of Chemistry, Jelgavas Street 1, LV1004 Riga, Latvia.
authors.forename: Arturs
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viksna
authors.affiliation: Lithuanian University of Health Science, Tilzes Street 18, LT47181 Kaunas, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bartkiene
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment "BIOR", Lejupes Street 3, LV1076 Riga, Latvia; University of Latvia, Faculty of Chemistry, Jelgavas Street 1, LV1004 Riga, Latvia.
authors.forename: Vadims
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bartkevics
mesh_terms: D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005663:Furans / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; C039281:furan
keywords: Baby food; Furan; Tandem mass spectrometry