Application of ambient mass spectrometry for the analysis of food contaminants/residues and metabolomic fingerprinting
Seminar and training
26-27 April 2010
Organised by
Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis of The Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
Cooperating institutions:
The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, UK
and
RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Supporting institution:
KR Analytical Ltd, Sandbach, UK
This training is supported by the European Commission funded Integrated Projects:
FOOD-CT-2004-06988 “BIOCOP (New Technologies to Screen Multiple Chemical Contaminants in Foods)” coordinated by Queen’s University (Belfast, UK)
FP7-211326-CP “CONffIDENCE (Contaminants in Food and Feed: Inexpensive Detection for Control of Exposure)” coordinated by RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
On April 26-27, 2010, a training course on “Application of ambient mass spectrometry for the analysis of food contaminants/residues and metabolomic fingerprinting” was co-organised by CONffIDENCE and BIOCOP projects in Prague, Czech Republic.
This training course provided participants with knowledge in the application of ambient mass spectrometry for the rapid analysis of food contaminants (e.g. pesticide residues, mycotoxins). The benefits and limitations of a number of different ambient mass spectrometry techniques were discussed, including Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) and the Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP). The training focused on the theory and practical application of (a) DART coupled to a high resolution mass spectrometer (time of flight, TOFMS or orbitrap MS), and (b) Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) coupled to a quadrupole/TOFMS.
Programme Training course
April 26 (Monday)
09:00 Registration of the participants
09:30 Welcome
09:35 Lectures
Ambient mass spectrometry in food analysis
Prof. Dr. Jana Hajslova, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
Operation of DART source – how it works and latest Developments
Dr. Brian Musselman, IonSense, Inc., Saugus, MA, USA
The application of Ambient Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) – TOFMS for the rapid analysis of food contaminants/residues
Richard Fussell, The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, UK
DESI–MS in food contaminants control
Dr. Hans Mol, RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, The Netherlands
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Practical session I: DART–TOFMS and DART–Orbitrap-MS
Introduction to the instrumental software, data evaluation, high throughput analysis of pesticide residues and mycotoxins
14:30 Satellite workshop: IonSense
The Art of DART
Dr. Brian Musselman, IonSense, Inc., Saugus, MA, USA
16:00 Discussion
16:30 End of the 1st day of the training
19:00 Social dinner
April 27 (Tuesday)
10:00 Practical session II: ASAP–Q/TOFMS
Introduction to the instrumental software, data evaluation, high throughput analysis of pesticide residues and mycotoxins
11:00 Satellite workshop II: Thermo
Application of ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry in food analysis
Dr. Michal Godula
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Practical session III: Food authenticity and profiling
Application of DART–TOFMS and DART–Orbitrap-MS as fingerprinting techniques for food authenticity and profiling
15:00 Satellite workshop III: Waters
ASAP – Use of ambient sampling technique in food safety
Jean-Marc Joumier
Rapid fingerprinting of chemical composition in food produce and food profiling for product development, adulteration,tracing, origin
Dr. Sandra Rontree:
16:00 Discussion, summary of the outcomes, performance characteristics of ambient mass spectrometry methods in residue analysis
16:30 End of the 2nd day of the training