FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (9 ): 285-289.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-200909067

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Summary of Application of QuEChERS Method in Multi-residue Determination of Pesticides in Food

LIU Ya-wei DONG Yi-wei SUN Bao-li FAN Zhong-nan BAI Wei WANG Ya-nan HUANG Jin-li WANG Qun-jie*     

  1. Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of
    Agro-environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2008-11-27 Online:2009-05-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: WANG Qun-jie

Abstract:

Determination of pesticides in food is an important problem as food safety has become really a hot topic in today’s China. Sample preparation is the most time consuming and tiring procedure in determination process, and the quality of preparation determines the analysis accuracy and precision.  As a quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe sample preparation method, QuEChERS method has received much concerns. This article summarized the application of QuEChERS method in multi-residue determination of precides in fruits and vegetables, cereal, grains, and animal tissue, etc, and forecasted the bright prospect of QuEChERS method.

Key words: QuEChERS, food, pesticide residues

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