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Analysis of the Pesticide Residues and/or Mycotoxins in Foods

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 2588

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Chenglan Liu

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National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Interests: pesticides residues; mycotoxin; antibiotic resistance genes; agro-products; metabolites; dissipation; food safety; risk assessment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Pesticides are well-known compounds in the agriculture field, as they are widely used to improve crop yield and food quality. However, their extensive and ubiquitous application in agricultural practices has resulted in pesticide residues in food, which has become a significant concern among consumers around the world because of their negative impacts on human health. Mycotoxins are harmful secondary metabolites produced by certain fungi grown on various crops during pre- and postharvest conditions. They are also considered a risk for humans. To evaluate the risk of pesticide residues and mycotoxins in food products, it is necessary to develop rapid and sensitive analytical technology and methods. Moreover, the dissipation and metabolites of pesticides or mycotoxins need to be accurately characterized in food processing.

This Special Issue aims to report new methods or reviews on the analysis of pesticide residues and mycotoxins in foods. Original research articles or reviews that discuss the analysis method of pesticide residues and mycotoxins, the dissipation and metabolites of pesticides or mycotoxins, the risk assessment of pesticide residue or mycotoxins in food products including agricultural products, and the food processing effect on pesticide residues or/and mycotoxins are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Chenglan Liu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • pesticide residue
  • mycotoxins
  • dissipation
  • metabolite
  • analysis
  • risk assessment

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Occurrence of Glyphosate and Other Polar Pesticides in Honey from Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna Regions in Italy: Three-Year Monitoring Results
by Elena Butovskaya, Mara Gasparini, Barbara Angelone, Gabriella Cancemi, Vito Tranquillo, Giovanni Prestini, Filippo Bosi and Simonetta Menotta
Foods 2023, 12(24), 4448; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12244448 - 12 Dec 2023
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Intensive agricultural practices, such as pesticides use, may negatively affect bee health and hive products. Glyphosate is one of the most widely used polar pesticides applied in crops for weed control. In this study, honey samples, collected from beekeeping farms located in the [...] Read more.
Intensive agricultural practices, such as pesticides use, may negatively affect bee health and hive products. Glyphosate is one of the most widely used polar pesticides applied in crops for weed control. In this study, honey samples, collected from beekeeping farms located in the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions in Italy in the framework of regional monitoring plans activated from 2020 to 2022, were analyzed for the presence of residues of polar pesticides. The analytical method based on ion chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry was applied to quantify glyphosate, glufosinate, ethephon, fosetyl aluminum, and their related metabolites. Residues of glyphosate were detected in around 28% of analyzed honey samples. Observations on the distribution of the honey-production-site locations suggest that honey samples originating from the provinces within the Lombardy region, where the agricultural sector is highly developed, were more affected by glyphosate contamination than the samples collected from the areas with low agricultural activity, where no glyphosate residues were detected over the three years of the monitoring program. Full article
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Advanced QuEChERS Method Using Core-Shell Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (Fe3O4@MIP) for the Determination of Pesticides in Chlorophyll-Rich Samples
by Zhen-Peng Kai, Meng-Xia Hou, Jing-Jing Zhu, Zhong-Ping Jiang and Shan-Shan Chen
Foods 2023, 12(20), 3742; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12203742 - 11 Oct 2023
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Graphitized carbon black (GCB) in the traditional QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) method was used to remove the interfering substance chlorophyll in vegetable and fruit samples for pesticide residues determination. However, it not only adsorbs pigments, but also adsorbs some [...] Read more.
Graphitized carbon black (GCB) in the traditional QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) method was used to remove the interfering substance chlorophyll in vegetable and fruit samples for pesticide residues determination. However, it not only adsorbs pigments, but also adsorbs some planar and aromatic pesticides. In order to solve the shortcoming, a core-shell magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (Fe3O4@MIP) that can specifically recognize and adsorb chlorophyll was synthesized, and an advanced QuEChERS method with the Fe3O4@MIP as a purification material was developed. This advanced method presents detection that is highly sensitive, specific, and reproducible for planar and aromatic pesticides. The limits of detection (LOD) ranged from 0.001–0.002 mg kg−1, and the limit of quantification (LOQ) was 0.005 mg kg−1. The recovery for the planar and aromatic pesticides was within 70–110% with the associated relative standard deviations < 15% in leek samples by the advanced QuEChERS method. However, in the traditional QuEChERS method with GCB, the recovery of most planar and aromatic pesticides was <60%. It may also be useful for the determination of other pesticides in vegetable samples with quick and easy sample purification. Full article
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