Rapid qualitative analysis of phthalates added to food and nutraceutical products by direct analysis in real time/orbitrap mass spectrometry

Self, RL; Wu, WH

HERO ID

1312054

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2012

Language

English

HERO ID 1312054
In Press No
Year 2012
Title Rapid qualitative analysis of phthalates added to food and nutraceutical products by direct analysis in real time/orbitrap mass spectrometry
Authors Self, RL; Wu, WH
Journal Food Control
Volume 25
Issue 1
Page Numbers 13-16
Abstract A recent food safety issue involves the contamination of a broad range of food and nutraceutical products from Taiwan with industrial plasticizers. Among the suspected contaminants are selected phthalic acid esters, such as benzyl butyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, and diisodecyl phthalate. Described in this study is an analytical method to rapidly qualitatively analyze these compounds in a wide variety of food and nutraceutical matrices suspected in this crisis. The method utilizes direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization coupled to a Thermo Exactive orbitrap mass spectrometer. The method is shown to be capable of detecting these compounds at levels greater than 1.0 mu g/mL in all food products examined and 0.5 mu g/mL in most of the samples tested. In the nutraceutical samples tested, the compounds were detected at levels of 50 mu g/g for all samples with some detected as low as 1.0 mu g/g. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Doi 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.10.013
Wosid WOS:000300917500003
Url https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956713511004178
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Language Text English
Keyword Phthalates; Direct analysis in real time (DART); Orbitrap; Food safety
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