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Analysis of UV ink photoinitiators in packaged food by fast liquid chromatography at subambient temperature coupled to tandem mass spectrometry
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A fast method of liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed for the analysis of eleven UV ink photoinitiators in packaged food. Chromatographic separation was achieved in a pentafluorophenylpropyl (PFPP) column at 5ºC and acetonitrile:25 mM formic acid-ammonium formate (pH 2.7) in gradient elution. To reduce sample treatment, a QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) method for the extraction and clean-up of UV photoinitiators in packaged foods was evaluated. Triple quadrupole working in H-SRM on Q1 mode was used for both quantitation and confirmation purposes and the most intense and selective transitions were chosen. Quality parameters of the developed QuEChERS LC-MS/MS method were established and applied for the analysis of photoinitiators in food packaged at ng kg-1 levels.
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GALLART AYALA, Hèctor, et al. Analysis of UV ink photoinitiators in packaged food by fast liquid chromatography at subambient temperature coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. 2010. Vol. 1218, num. 3, pags. 459-466. ISSN 0021-9673. [consulted: 14 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/98160