Testing for PFAS in food using QuEChERS extraction and clean-up method
Chromabond® QuEChERS ("Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe") sample preparation products from Macherey-Nagel ensure a time efficient and simple extraction of PFAS from food and a subsequent solid phase extraction for further sample clean-up.
There are CHROMABOND® QuEChERS mixes available that are especially suitable for sample preparation of PFAS in: Dairy products, Bread, Lettuce and Fish.
The advantages of QuEChERS products in comparison with classical clean-up methods include:
• Easy to handle and time-saving procedure as well as no need for glassware (convenient and economical)
• Low consumption of solvents and no need for chlorinated solvents (environmentally friendly)
• Broad range of pesticides can be detected and rugged method with high and safe recovery rates (reliable and good performance).
These are the demands of modern sample preparation. The QuEChERS (pronounced as “catchers”) method, introduced by Anastassiades et al. in 2003, and their continuous development created an expansion of ready-to-use mixtures. QuEChERS became the method of choice in sample preparation for the analysis of pesticides and drugs in fruit, vegetables and other matrices.
