Modified QuEChERS Procedure for Analysis of Bisphenol A in Canned Food Products UCT Product Number: ECQUEU75CT-MP (pouch contains 4 mg MgSO 4, 1 mg NaCl, 5 mg Na citrate dibasic sesquihydrate, 1 mg Na citrate tribasic) ECPSAC1856 (5 mg of PSA and 5 mg endcapped C18, 6 ml cartridge) ECPSACB6 (4 mg PSA and 2 mg GCB, 6 ml cartridge) SMTBSTFA-1-1 (MTBSTFA w/1% TBDMCS) ECSS1K (Sodium sulfate, anhydrous, ACS Grade, Granular 6 Mesh) July 211 Procedure (Developed for tuna, baby food, pineapple and tea) 1. Sample Preparation a) Weigh 1 g homogenized sample into a 5 ml QuEChERS tube b) Spike with 25 ng/g internal standard: Bisphenol A d16 ( d16) c) Add 1 ml MeCN d) Add the contents of ECQUEU75CT-MP e) Shake vigorously for 2 min f) Centrifuge at 35 rpm for 3 min 2. Clean-up (products without pigments) a) Attach ECPSAC1856 to the vacuum manifold b) Add 3 g muffled Na 2 SO 4 to the cartridge c) Rinse with 2 x 2 ml MeCN d) Insert test tubes into the manifold e) Load 5 ml of the supernatant to the cartridge f) Turn on vacuum to collect extract dropwise g) Transfer 1 ml of cleaned extract into a 5 ml test tube h) Concentrate to dryness by N 2 at 35 ºC 3. Clean-up (products with pigments) a) Attach ECPSACB6 to the vacuum manifold b) Add 3 g muffled Na 2 SO 4 to the cartridge 238
c) Rinse with 2 x 2 ml MeCN d) Insert test tubes into the manifold e) Load 5 ml of the supernatant to the cartridge f) Turn on vacuum to collect extract dropwise g) Transfer 1 ml of cleaned extract into a 5 ml test tube h) Concentrate to dryness by N 2 at 35 ºC 4. Derivatization a) Add 5 µl pyridine to the dried test tube and vortex b) Add 5 µl MTBSTFA/1%TBDMCS and cap the test tube c) Heat at 75º C for 3 min d) Cool then concentrate to dryness by N 2 at 35 ºC e) Reconstitute with 75 µl toluene and 25 µl surrogate: 2 ppm triphenyl phosphate (TPP) f) Vortex g) Transfer to auto-sampler vial with 1 µl insert h) Inject 1 µl to GC/MS 5. GC/MS Analysis GC/MS Agilent 689N GC coupled with 5975C MSD, equipped with 7683 auto sampler. Chemstation software for data acquisition and analysis. Equivalent instrumentation may be used Injector 1 μl splitless injection at 25 ºC, split vent of 3 ml/min at 1 min Liner 4 mm splitless gooseneck, 4mmID x 6.5mmOD x 78.5mm (UCT #: GCLGN4MM) Glass wool for liner Restek Deactivated Wool GC capillary column Restek Rxi-5sil MS 3m x.25mm x.25µm 239
Oven temperature program Initial oven temperature of 1 ºC, hold for 1 min Ramp at 2 ºC/min. to 3 ºC, hold for 1 min Ramp at 4 ºC/min. to 32 ºC, hold for 2.5 min Total run time 15 min. Data acquisition begins at 9 min Carrier Gas He constant flow 1.2 ml/min MSD Conditions Aux temperature: 28 ºC, MS Source: 23 ºC, MS Quad: 15 ºC Simultaneous Scan/SIM: Scan range: 5-5 SIM: Group 1: 9. min.: 326.1, 325.1 (Triphenyl phosphate) Group 2: 1.5 min.: 441.3, 456.3, 442.3 (derivatized: Bisphenol A-2TBDMS) 452.4, 47.4, 453.4 (derivatized: Bisphenol A d16-2tbdms) Dwell time: 1 ms for all ions Matrix matched curves are generated with the adjustment of the concentrations in the blank and baby food sample Experimental Data Calculations C blank and C sample were calculated by equations 1 and 2: Equation 1: A sample /A blank =(C sample +C blank )*R 1 %/C blank *R 1 % Equation 2: A spiked sample /A sample =(C sample +C blank +C spike )*R 2 %/(C sample +C blank )*R 2 % Tuna: Tuna in pure olive oil (3oz can) Response Ratio 2 1 5 1 : Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per 1 ml extract) R 2 =.9933 24
Response Ratio d16 2 1 5 1 d16: Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per 1 ml extract) R 2 =.9983 in blank Bisphenol A in Canned Tuna in tuna Tuna fortified with 25 ng/g Tuna fortified with 5 ng/g Analyte Conc. (ng/g) (ng/ml) Conc. (ng/g) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) d16 74. ± 6.4 76.5 ± 5.9.56 6.64 86.6 ± 7.5 1 ± 8. 241
Chromatogram of Canned Tuna TIC: Tuna_blank.D\datasim.ms 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 Chromatogram of canned tuna sample fortified with 25 ng/g d16 and TIC: Tuna_SPK25C.D\datasim.ms 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 242
Baby Food: Peaches, Stage 2 Response Ratio 2 5 1 : Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per 1 ml extract) R 2 =.9998 Response Ratio d16 2 1 5 1 d16: Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per 1 ml extract) R 2 =.9999 243
in blank (ng/g) Bisphenol A in Baby Food in baby food (ng/g) Baby food fortified with 3 ng/g Baby food fortified with 1 ng/g Analyte Conc. (ng/ml) Conc. (ng/g) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) d16 98. ± 4.7 98.8 ± 7.7.33 < 1 ng/g (.33 ng/g) 99.2 ± 2. 95.3 ± 11 Chromatogram of Baby Food 4 TIC: Peach_blank1.D\datasim.ms 38 36 34 32 3 28 26 24 22 2 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 244
Chromatogram of baby food sample fortified with 3 ng/g d16 and 55 TIC: Peach_SPK3B.D\datasim.ms 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 Pineapple: crushed pineapple in 1% pineapple juice (canned), ph=3. Response Ratio 2 5 1 : Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per 1 ml extract) R 2 =.9989 245
Response Ratio d16 2 1 5 1 d16: Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per 1 ml extract) R 2 =.9999 Bisphenol A in Canned Pineapple in blank in pineapple Pineapple fortified with 5 ng/g Pineapple fortified with 25 ng/g Analyte Conc. (ng/g) (ng/ml) Conc. (ng/g) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) d16 112 ± 2.3 93.4 ± 6.1.33 1.65 112 ± 5.7 96.1 ± 5.7 246
Chromatogram of Canned Pineapple TIC: pineapple.d\datasim.ms 65 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 Chromatogram of canned pineapple sample fortified with 5 ng/g d16 and TPP TIC: pineapplespk5a.d\datasim.ms 65 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 d16 15 1 5 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 247
Tea Sample: Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey (canned), ph=3.5 Response Ratio 2 5 1 : Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per1 ml extract) R 2 =.9998 Response Ratio d16 2 1 5 1 d16: Linear dynamic range: 1-5 ng/ml (conc. per 1 ml extract) R 2 =.9993 248
Bisphenol A in Canned Tea in blank (ng/g) in tea (ng/g) (ng/g)sample Tea fortified with 3 ng/ml Tea fortified with 1 ng/ml Analyte Conc. (ng/ml) Conc. (ng/ml) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) Recovery% ± RSD% (n=3) d16 12 ± 5.9 17 ± 2.7.46 2.28 14 ± 8.2 9. ± 5.8 Chromatogram of Canned Tea Sample 7 TIC: CanedTea3.D\datasim.ms 65 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 249
Chromatogram of canned tea sample fortified with 3 ng/ml d16 and 8 TIC: CanedTeaSPK3C.D\datasim.ms 75 7 65 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 9.5 1. 1.5 11. 11.5 12. 12.5 13. 13.5 14. 14.5 DCN-11927-225 25