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Simultaneous Quantification of 16 Bisphenol Analogues in Food Matrices
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: Received: 3 July 2023 / Approved: 3 July 2023 / Online: 3 July 2023 (09:35:01 CEST)
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Lucarini, F.; Gasco, R.; Staedler, D. Simultaneous Quantification of 16 Bisphenol Analogues in Food Matrices. Toxics 2023, 11, 665. Lucarini, F.; Gasco, R.; Staedler, D. Simultaneous Quantification of 16 Bisphenol Analogues in Food Matrices. Toxics 2023, 11, 665.
Abstract
Exposure to bisphenol analogues can occur in several ways throughout the food production chain with their presence at higher concentrations representing a risk to human health. This study aimed to develop effective analytical methods to simultaneously quantify BPA and fifteen bisphenol analogues (i.e., bisphenol AF, bisphenol AP, bisphenol B, bisphenol BP, bisphenol C, bisphenol E, bisphenol F, bisphenol G, bisphenol M, bisphenol P, bisphenol PH, bisphenol S, bisphenol Z, bisphenol TMC and tetramethyl bisphenol F) present in canned foods and beverages. Samples of foods and beverages available in the Swiss and EU markets (n = 22) including canned pineapples, ravioli and beer were prepared and analyzed using QuEChERS GC-MS. The quantification method was compared to a QuEChERS LC-MS/MS analysis. This allowed for the selective and efficient quantitative simultaneous analysis of bisphenol analogues. Quantities of these analogues were present in 20 of the 22 samples tested with the most frequent analytes at higher concentrations; BPA and BPS being discovered in 78% and 48% of cases respectively. The study demonstrates the robustness of QuEChERS GC-MS for determining low quantities of bisphenol analogues in canned foods. However, further studies are necessary to achieve full knowledge of the extent of bisphenol contamination in the food production chain and its associated toxicity.
Keywords
bisphenol analogues; canned foods; food matrices; QuEChERS; GC-MS; LC-MS/MS; endocrine disruptors
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry
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