Effect of commercial processing on pesticide residues in selected fruits and vegetables

Commercial food processing operations such as washing, blanching, and cooking remove major portions of the pesticide residues that are currently permitted on the raw agricultural crop. These unit operations are reviewed for selected products, along with degree of residue removal at each step. For example, washing plus peeling removes 99% of carbaryl and malathion residues from tomatoes. Washing removes 83% of benomyl residue from tomatoes and further processing reduces the residue by 98% in tomato puree and catsup. Even in the most concentrated fraction from tomatoes (tomato paste), residues were below the initial level in the raw product.     

Levels of pesticide residues in Egyptian human milk samples and infant dietary intake

Contamination of human milk with residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls was studied in a series of investigations concerned with the monitoring of these chemicals in Egyptian food. The DDT complex was the most frequently found pesticide, followed by total hexachlorocyclohexane isomers. Heptachlor and its epoxide, dieldrin, hexachlorobenzene, and oxychlordane were also found but less frequently. Estimated dietary intakes (EDIs) of these contaminants by the breast-fed infants were compared to acceptable daily intakes (ADIs). EDIs of DDT complex, lindane (gamma-HCH), heptachlor + heptachlor epoxide, and oxychlordane were below ADIs. Dieldrin EDI exceeded the acceptable daily intake.     

利用电学阻抗技术检测巴氏杀菌乳的物理特性

阻抗特性作为宏观的电学参数可以实现对牛乳的理化性质评估。在20 Hz～12 MHz频率区间采用带螺旋测微仪的平行板测量系统连接阻抗分析仪研究了3类巴氏杀菌的全脂乳、低脂乳和脱脂乳在不同稀释比例及开封后室温储藏时的阻抗特性。提出巴氏杀菌乳的RC等效电路并采用ZSimpWin软件拟合得到了乳样的电学元件参数,发现低脂乳的稀释比例和其等效电阻呈指数关系,决定系数为0.8337(P<0.05)。各类巴氏杀菌乳的阻抗幅值随频率的提高而降低,相位角则呈现先减少后增加的趋势,其阻抗特性与脂肪含量无明显规律性,但与稀释比例存在显著性关系,20 Hz和1033 Hz时的全脂乳和脱脂乳的相位角与稀释比例具有良好的指数回归关系,决定系数为0.9887和0.9493(P<0.01),而低脂乳于11.4 kHz下相位角与稀释比例呈线性回归,决定系数为0.9846(P<0.01)。室温下开封储藏的乳品内部发生复杂的生化反应且伴随有机物分解,全脂乳和脱脂乳存放时间与其阻抗特性无显著性关系,但低脂乳在207 Hz的激发电场频率下的相位角与储藏时间呈现对数回归关系,决定系数为0.889(P<0.05)。该研究为实现生产中巴氏杀菌乳的浓度和储藏时间分析评估提供了快速而可靠的方法。     

State programs for pesticide residues in foods

Two U.S. data collection and dissemination programs, FEEDCON and FOODCONTAM, are described. FEEDCON provides information on contamination levels in animal feeds of toxic chemical residues (pesticides, industrial chemicals, heavy metals, mycotoxins, natural plant toxins, salmonella, and therapeutic drug cross-contaminations). FEEDCON data are collected from approximately 40 state feed regulatory agencies, feed manufacturers, and related groups who subscribe ($100-$200 per year) to the program, which is sponsored by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. FOODCONTAM provides similar information, but is limited to pesticides, heavy metals and industrial chemicals (polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls, etc.) in human foods. Both programs have been developed and initiated under U.S. Food and Drug Administration contracts with the Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory. Program structures of both are outlined conceptually, and FOODCONTAM is described in detail. FOODCONTAM data-sharing program development is essentially complete, but expansion by incorporating FDA data with State Laboratory data is nearing reality.     

Determination of chlorinated pesticide residues in foods. I. Rapid screening method for chlorinated pesticides in milk.

A rapid analytical method for determining chlorinated pesticide residues in milk was developed. Thirteen pesticides were almost completely extracted. Ten mL samples of fortified milk were extracted 3 times with 20 mL portions of n-hexane as follows: (A) in the absence of water-soluble solvent; in the presence of (B) 1 mL acetonitrile; (C) 3 mL acetonitrile; (D) 5 mL acetonitrile; (E) 5 mL ethanol; (F) 5 mL acetonitrile and 1 mL ethanol. System F produced the highest pesticide recoveries but the lowest fat extraction, thus eliminating the necessity for liquid-liquid partitioning and minimizing Florisil column cleanup. Pesticide recoveries throughout the procedure were 94--103%. It was noticed, however, that the fat in high fat-containing raw milk is more readily extracted than that in commercial milk.     

土壤中有机磷农药的提取纯化和气相色谱-氮磷检测器测定

The objectives of this study were to optimize instrumental parameters and conditions for analysis of selected organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) by gas chromatography (GG) with nitrogen-phosphorus detection (NPD) (GG-NPD); to select an appropriate solvent system; to conduct a comparison of sonication and shaking extractions; and to select an appropriate procedure for extracting organophosphorus pesticides from soils. Procedure Ⅰ consisted of n-hexane or petroleum ether together with acetone used as solvents, while Procedure II contained several solvents including acetone,methanol, dichloromethane, and n-hexane or petroleum ether. Experimental results indicated that a mixture of petroleum ether/acetone (2:1, v/v) could be used in place of n-hexane/acetone (2:1, v/v) as it was a less expensive solvent system.In addition, shaking under a water bath at 20℃ was more effective than sonication. Also, Procedure Ⅰ was more effective,safer, and more timesaving than Procedure Ⅱ. Procedure Ⅰ was applied to three soil types of different organic matter content, with recoveries of the OPPs from the yellow-brown soils, which had a higher organic matter content, being lower than those from the yellow and red soils.     

FTIR approaches for diuron determination in commercial pesticide formulations

Two strategies have been developed for Diuron determination by FTIR spectrometry, an off-line extraction and stopped-flow determination and a fully mechanized procedure, based on the on-line extraction of Diuron and FIA-FTIR measurement of the extracts. The aforementioned procedures have been compared with a reference chromatographic method. The off-line FTIR spectra were obtained at a nominal resolution of 4 cm(-1) from 4000 to 900 cm(-1) by accumulating 25 scans. Diuron was determined using peak height measurements at 1582 cm(-1) corrected using a baseline defined between 1562 and 1614 cm(-1). The waste generation of the off-line procedure was 3.4 mL chloroform for each sample, and the method provided a LOD of 40 microg g(-1), corresponding to 0.8% (w/w) Diuron in the original sample. The fully mechanized FIA method provided a LOD of 35 microg g(-1), which corresponds to 0.7% (w/w) in the solid sample and a maximum sampling frequency of the whole procedure of 30 h(-1), with a waste generation of 9.3 mL per sample, taking into account the volume of CHCl(3) required for sample dissolution and that need as a carrier. All those methods consume less organic solvent than a HPLC method, which involves the use of 39 mL of acetonitrile per sample and a sampling frequency of 12 h(-1).     

用于农药残留快速检测的压电免疫生物传感器的研究

该文建立了一种压电免疫生物传感器结合流动注射的方法检测样品中的农药残留.为了有效地捕获有机磷农药抗原,比较了三种在石英晶体金电极表面上固定有机磷单克隆抗体的方法.在0.005～10μg/mL范围内,有机磷浓度与晶体频率的变化之间呈较好的相关关系.回归方程:y=5.9111Ln(x) 51.979,决定系数为:0.93.该传感器的最低检测限为2.16×103μg/mL,选择性好,可以重复使用.     

Reduction of pesticide residues on produce by rinsing

In 1997 this laboratory initiated a research program with the objective of examining the effect that rinsing of produce with tap water would have on pesticide residues. Samples were obtained from local markets and/or grown at our experimental farm. Because approximately 35% of produce from retail sources contains pesticide residues, growing and treating produce at an experimental farm had the advantage that all such samples contain pesticide residues. Pesticides were applied under normal field conditions to a variety of food crops and the vegetation was allowed to undergo natural weathering prior to harvest. The resulting samples contained field-incurred or "field-fortified" residues. This experimental design was employed to mimic as closely as possible real world samples. Crops were treated, harvested, and divided into equal subsamples. One subsample was processed unwashed, whereas the other was rinsed under tap water. The extraction and analysis method used was a multi-residue method developed in our laboratory. Twelve pesticides were included in this study: the fungicides captan, chlorothalonil, iprodione, and vinclozolin; and the insecticides endosulfan, permethrin, methoxychlor, malathion, diazinon, chlorpyrifos, bifenthrin, and DDE (a soil metabolite of DDT). Statistical analysis of the data using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed that rinsing removed residues for nine of the twelve pesticides studied. Residues of vinclozolin, bifenthrin, and chlorpyrifos were not reduced. The rinsability of a pesticide is not correlated with its water solubility.     

基于荧光光谱的生菜农药残留检测

为了研究采用荧光光谱技术对生菜农药残留快速无损定性鉴别的可行性,该文通过采集180个生菜样品（3个浓度农药残留生菜,每个浓度农残生菜样本数为60,其中农药与水配比为1：500、1：1000、1：1200,即重度超标、轻微超标、标准农残）的荧光发射光谱,结合Savitzky-Golay（SG）、标准正态变量变换（standard normalized variable,SNV)、标准正态变量变换结合去趋势（standard normalized variable detrending,SNV detrending）、SG与SNV算法组合（SG-SNV）、SG与SNV detrending算法组合（SG-SNV detrending）对提取的荧光光谱进行预处理,基于全光谱、荧光特征峰值、小波特征建立支持向量机（Support Vector Machine, SVM）分类模型。其中,小波特征通过小波变换对原始光谱以及预处理后光谱进行特征选择获取,分别采用 db4、db6、sym5、sym7作为小波基函数。试验结果表明：基于小波特征、荧光特征峰值建立的 SVM 模型预测集识别率要高于基于全光谱建立的 SVM 模型。以 sym5作为小波基函数,基于 SG-SNV detrending预处理光谱选择的小波特征建立的SVM模型取得最优的预测集识别率93.33%,最佳小波分解层数为4。结果表明应用荧光光谱技术对生菜农药残留鉴别是可行的,为生菜农药残留快速、无损检测分析提供了参考。     

State findings on pesticide residues in food--1988 and 1989

Findings of pesticide and related chemical residues are presented for 27,065 samples of foods collected and analyzed in 10 state food laboratories over 1988 and 1989 (fiscal years (FY) 88 and 89). These laboratories conduct food regulatory programs compatible with national programs of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Of the findings, 6325 samples contained detectable levels of 1 or more pesticide analytes and 418 (or 1.5%) of the total number of samples were deemed to be of regulatory significance.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of cephapirin residues in milk

A liquid chromatographic (LC) method was developed for quantitative determination of cephapirin residues in milk that also resolved cephapirin from ampicillin, cloxacillin, and penicillin G. Diluted milk was passed through a C18 cartridge on which the cephapirin was adsorbed; then, interfering material was removed by washing with water and methylene chloride and cephapirin residues were eluted with methanol-acetonitrile (25 + 75). After drying, residues were dissolved in the mobile phase for injection. The LC system had an ultrasphere-ODS column with RP-18 Spheri-10 guard column and a UV detector with a 254 nm filter. The mobile phase was 85% sodium acetate (0.01M) and 15% methanol-acetonitrile (25 + 75) with a flow rate of 1 mL/min. Sensitivity was 20 ppb or less with a recovery of 61-80% in the range studied. Other beta-lactam antibiotics tested did not interfere with detection of cephapirin. Analysis of 30 samples of commercial homogenized milk obtained for a survey of antibiotics in consumer milk in Canada revealed no detectable cephapirin residues.     

High-speed liquid chromatographic determination of phenothiazine in commercial pesticide formulations.

Phenothiazine (thiodiphenylamine) in commercial pesticide formulations is analyzed by high-speed liquid chromatography and ultraviolet absorption detection. Phenothiazine is extracted from the formulation with methanol and injected into the liquid chromatograph. Methanol-water (1+1) is the mobile phase. The amount of phenothiazine is calculated from peak height ratios. The liquid chromatographic procedure is much faster than the infrared or colorimetric method and yields values in close agreement with both of these methods.     

Evaluation of the studies on decline of pesticide residues

A specifically designed field trial was carried out in an apple orchard by applying Reldan 50 EC (active ingredient, chlorpyrifos-methyl) according to registered uses in Hungary to study the variability of results derived from supervised field trials. Two types of composite samples (A, size 24; and C, size 12) were taken at days 0, 3, 7, 10, and 14 after application to study the uncertainty of estimated residue values derived from supervised trials. In the case of type A the sampling officer selected the fruits from the specified quadrant of the tree, whereas for type C the fruits were taken from the vicinity of the marked position at consecutive sampling times. An evaluation model applying various formulas for the linearization of the decline curves of pesticide residues was applied, which enabled using the statistics of linear regression for calculating the best fit and confidence intervals for the experimental data. The results indicated that the uncertainty of sampling contributed approximately 84-90% of the combined uncertainty of the results (24-30%). In the decline studies performed simultaneously on the same field, the estimated time required to decrease the initial concentration to half ranged from 0.64 to 4.7 days. Despite the fact that the sample size of type C is half that of type A, both sampling methods provided similar results.     

Partition chromatographic separation of pesticide residues from fats.

A simple, rapid, and efficient partitioning column consisting of acetonitrile on Florisil has been developed for the separation of pesticides from fish, beef, and butter fat. The efficiency of the cleanup column is between 97 and 100%. Nine pesticides having partition coefficients between n-hexane and acetonitrile of less than or equal to 0.05 were satisfactorily separated from fat with good recoveries. When the column was used to clean up temephos in a fish extract, 99.91% of the fat was eluted with 20 ml n-hexane with no loss of the pesticide.