QuEChERS-Based Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis in Minor Livestock Products and Other Animal-Derived Foods: Performance Evaluation in Selected Matrices and a Market Survey in Korea
- 1Department of Biological and Environmental Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
- 2Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
- 3Department of Food Biotechnology and Environmental Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
Abstract
A common quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) procedure coupled with liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) was evaluated and applied to survey pesticide residues in minor livestock products and other animal-derived foods marketed in Korea. Performance was assessed in lamb, duck meat, quail egg, mealworm, and edible frog for 150 LC–MS/MS and 75 GC–MS/MS target analytes, including metabolites and isomers. In each matrix, limits of quantitation (LOQs) were ≤0.01 mg/kg for at least 96% of target analytes on each platform. Most analytes met the linearity criterion, and most with LOQs at or below each fortification level met recovery and precision criteria; recurrent low recoveries were most evident for some LC–MS/MS analytes in lamb. Among 90 market samples from 13 food categories, four target analytes were quantified, each in a different sample. Under adult intake assumptions for the surveyed foods, including surrogate and default values, chronic exposure estimates for the four detected pesticides were below their acceptable daily intakes, and acute estimates for the two pesticides with established acute reference doses were below these values. This study provides performance data for the directly evaluated matrices and commodity-specific residue data for the surveyed foods.
Related
- A selective review of LC–MS/MS-based pesticide residue analysis (2020–2025): advances in QuEChERS methods, multi-matrix applications, and analytical validation
- Melt-Processed AgNP-LDPE Nanocomposites with Balanced Antimicrobial and Mechanical Performance for Livestock-Farming Applications
- Hybrid QuEChERS–Micro-Solid Phase Extraction for the Determination of Chloramphenicol in Honey by HPLC-MS/MS: Method Validation and Matrix-Effect Assessment
- Development and Validation of Low-Temperature Partitioning Extraction Methods for Multiresidue Determination of Pesticides in Soil and Surface Water
- ［2+4］型手性多孔有机笼Pim高效液相色谱固定相的制备及其手性拆分性能评价 Preparation and chiral separation performance evaluation of a high performance liquid chromatography stationary phase based on a ［2+4］-type chiral porous organic cage Pim
BibTeX
@article{song2026quechersbased,
title = {{QuEChERS-Based Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis in Minor Livestock Products and Other Animal-Derived Foods: Performance Evaluation in Selected Matrices and a Market Survey in Korea}},
author = {Min-Ho Song and Yoon-Hee Lee and Yong-Won Cho and Eun-Song Choi and Jung-Hoon Lee and Tae-Gyu Min and Da-Geon Lee and Won-Geun Oh and Jae-Lim Seo and Min-Young Lee and Ji-Ho Lee and Yongho Shin},
journal = {Molecules},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.3390/molecules31213991},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/31/21/3991},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - QuEChERS-Based Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis in Minor Livestock Products and Other Animal-Derived Foods: Performance Evaluation in Selected Matrices and a Market Survey in Korea
AU - Min-Ho Song
AU - Yoon-Hee Lee
AU - Yong-Won Cho
AU - Eun-Song Choi
AU - Jung-Hoon Lee
AU - Tae-Gyu Min
AU - Da-Geon Lee
AU - Won-Geun Oh
AU - Jae-Lim Seo
AU - Min-Young Lee
AU - Ji-Ho Lee
AU - Yongho Shin
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/05
JO - Molecules
DO - 10.3390/molecules31213991
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/31/21/3991
AB - A common quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) procedure coupled with liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) was evaluated and applied to survey pesticide residues in minor livestock products and other animal-derived foods marketed in Korea. Performance was assessed in lamb, duck meat, quail egg, mealworm, and edible frog for 150 LC–MS/MS and 75 GC–MS/MS target analytes, including metabolites and isomers. In each matrix, limits of quantitation (LOQs) were ≤0.01 mg/kg for at least 96% of target analytes on each platform. Most analytes met the linearity criterion, and most with LOQs at or below each fortification level met recovery and precision criteria; recurrent low recoveries were most evident for some LC–MS/MS analytes in lamb. Among 90 market samples from 13 food categories, four target analytes were quantified, each in a different sample. Under adult intake assumptions for the surveyed foods, including surrogate and default values, chronic exposure estimates for the four detected pesticides were below their acceptable daily intakes, and acute estimates for the two pesticides with established acute reference doses were below these values. This study provides performance data for the directly evaluated matrices and commodity-specific residue data for the surveyed foods.
SN - 1420-3049
ER -