Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis in Tea Using GC–MS/MS to Determine 12 Pesticide Residues (GB 2763-2021) |
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Authors: | Kunming Zheng Rongmei Lin Xuezhi Liu Xiaoping Wu Rongfeng Chen Mengquan Yang |
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Abstract: | Pesticides are widely used on tea plants, and pesticide residues are of significant concern to consumers. The National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Food (GB 2763-2021) was recently amended. However, detection methods for pesticides newly added to the list of residues in beverages have not yet been established. For that reason, this study developed a solid-phase extraction (SPE) and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) method for determining the residues of 12 pesticides, including four newly added, in black and green tea. Sample preparation processes (sample extraction, SPE clean-up, elution solvent, and elution volume) were optimized to monitor these residues reliably. Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) was used for GC–MS/MS electron impact (EI) mode determination. Finally, satisfactory recoveries (70.7–113.0% for green tea and 72.0–99.1% for black tea) were achieved at three concentrations (10 μg/kg, 20 μg/kg, and 100 μg/kg). The LOQs were 0.04–8.69 μg/kg, and the LODs were 0.01–3.14 μg/kg. This study provides a reliable and sensitive workflow for determining 12 pesticide residues in tea, filling a gap in the newly revised National Standards. |
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Keywords: | gas chromatography– tandem mass spectrometry, solid-phase extraction, pesticide residues, multiple reaction monitoring, GB 2763-2021 |
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