Separation Science, in collaboration with Shimadzu, is pleased to present a series of application notes demonstrating recent advances in food safety. Simply click on the buttons to download your own copy.

Quantitative Analysis of Veterinary Drugs Using the Shimadzu LCMS-8050 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
This application note describes a method that enables rapid analysis of drug residues with the LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The method described uses a single-step QuEChERS sample preparation method that reduces sample preparation time by avoiding the conventional SPE procedure.

Ultra-High-Speed Analysis of Melamine in Powdered Milk Using LDTD-MS/MS
In this application news, laser diode thermal desorption (LDTD) was coupled with an LCMS-8060 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (LDTD-MS) to conduct high-speed analysis of melamine in powdered milk. With a short ionisation time of just six seconds, the method showed good repeatability (%RSD < 10%) and observed good linearity (R² = 0.998), proving to be a reliable and efficient method for melamine analysis. 

Multi-Residue Veterinary Drug Analysis of >200 Compounds using MRM Spectrum Mode by LC-MS/MS
This application note describes the use of the LCMS-8060 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for the analysis of 212 veterinary drug residues. The LC-MS/MS system, equipped with the MRM spectrum mode, utilized the optimal collision energy for each fragment ion and achieved high data densities and sampling rate across each elution peak. 

Multi-Residue Analysis of 18 Regulated Mycotoxins by LC-MS/MS
This application note presents an optimised LC-MS/MS method for the detection of 18 regulated mycotoxins. With the LCMS-8060 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, LC conditions were optimised by evaluating a variety of mobile phases and LC columns.  

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