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  • Title: Development and validation of a method based on a QuEChERS procedure and heart-cutting GC-MS for determination of five mycotoxins in cereal products.
    Author: Cunha SC, Fernandes JO.
    Journal: J Sep Sci; 2010 Mar; 33(4-5):600-9. PubMed ID: 20155747.
    Abstract:
    A new analytical method for the rapid and simultaneous determination of five mycotoxins (zearelenone, deoxynivalenol, Fusarenon X, 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol and nivalenol) in breakfast cereals and flours by heart-cutting GC-MS has been developed and validated. Extraction was performed with MeCN, applying a modified QuEChERS (QUick, Easy, CHeap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) procedure, and the extracts were analyzed after a silylation of the analytes under study. Careful optimization of the parameters of Deans Switch device and GC-MS was achieved in order to attain a fast separation in SIM mode, allowing a total run time of only 8 min. Acceptable recoveries for all mycotoxins at two different spiking levels (20 and 100 microg/kg) were achieved with good repeatability (from 9 to 21%). LOD ranged from 2 to 15 microg/kg and LOQ ranged from 5 to 50 microg/kg, which were lower than the maximum limit legal established by the European Union (EU). The method developed was applied to commercial breakfast cereals and flours; among the mycotoxins studied, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone were the most predominant.
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