Automated Sample Preparation and Analysis Workflows for Pesticide Residue Screenings in Food Samples using DPX-QuEChERS with LC/MS/MS

Abstract

App Note 8/2013

In this report, we describe an automated sample preparation and analysis workflow for the screening of pesticides residues in different food matrices (fruits, vegetables and spices) by LC/MS/MS. The automated cleanup of the QuEChERS extracts methodology was performed using disposable pipette extraction (DPX). Analytical methodology for confirming the presence of a variety of pesticides in various food samples was developed using a GERSTEL MultiPurpose Sampler (MPS), a combined autosampler and liquid handling robot, interfaced to an AB SCIEX QTRAP® 4500 LC/MS/MS System.