With the implementation of strict regulations on the maximum allowable residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides in food matrixes worldwide, sensitive, reliable, and high-throughput analytical methodologies are urgently required for rapid screening and monitoring of the level of pesticide residues in foodstuffs. In this application note, we have detailed a method on QuEChERS extraction and cleanup pr...

Concentrations of pesticides residues in honey sampled from the major honey producing forest belts in Ghana were determined. Samples were purposively collected and extracted using the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) method and analysed for synthetic pyrethroids, organochlorine, and organophosphate pesticide residues. Aldrin, γ-HCH, β-HCH, ∑endosulfan, cyfluthrin, cype...

Cyprodinil is among the most common agrochemical residues found in highly perishable fruits, such as strawberries. In the present study, high-affinity monoclonal antibodies to this anilinopyrimidine fungicide were raised for the first time with the aim to produce valuable immunochemical analytical assays. Cyprodinil bioconjugates and the generated novel monoclonal antibodies were employed for s...

In the present scenario, usage of pesticides are inevitable to meet the demands of growing population and to secure the food grain production, there is need for regular screening of milk and milk products for pesticide residues which is being felt in the trade and also at the consumers level. The present work was undertaken to study the effect of heat processing on degradation of various Organo...

a fast and simple modified quechers extraction method was developed for determination of benzo[a]pyrene (bap) in 137 traditional (sangak), semi-industrial (sangak) and industrial bread samples using spiked calibration curves by gc/ms. sample preparation includes extraction of bap into acetone followed by cleanup with dispersive solid phase extraction. the limit of detection and limit of quantif...