A 12-minute analytical method was developed for 122 VDs in meat. The method uses Agilent All Ions MS/MS on a Q-TOF LC/MS instrument along with the Agilent Veterinary Drugs PCDL.
Two examples are presented, sulfa antibiotics in water and stanazolol fragmentation, to answer the question of how much resolving power is enough for work with small molecules.
With the globalization of trade, food production and distribution have become truly international businesses. When we dine out, the fish might come from Japan, the rice from Australia, the spices from China, and the strawberries from Mexico. We take it for granted that the food we eat is safe and free from contamination that could make us seriously ill.
LC-MS monitoring of the drug clozapine is detailed along with a description of the overall system architecture, workflow, and maintenance routines that spport a large-scale drug monitoring program.