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Food Contaminants
Food Analysis Final Exam
| What are the three main types of food contaminants? | Chemical, mycotoxin, microbiological |
| Define tolerance level. | The threshold level below which no adverse effects are observed. |
| Tolerance levels are established the ____ and enforced by either the ____ or ____. | EPA, FDA, USDA |
| What are the two types of analytical methods for looking at food contaminants? | Screening, quantitative |
| What is the purpose of screening methods? | To quickly assay a large number of samples for presence of one or more contaminants. |
| Name three types of screening methods. | TLC, enzyme inhibition, immunoassays |
| Name three types of quantitative methods. | GC, HPLC, ELISA |
| What are the general steps of sample preparation when looking for contaminants in a sample? | Homogenization, extraction, fractionation/clean-up, concentration, derivatization. |
| Chromatographic analysis is used for _____ in analysis of contaminants and residues. | separation |
| What are the three classes of analytes for extraction and cleanup? | Volatile, sem-volatile, and non-volatile organic compounds. |
| ____ are analyzed by using headspace techniques. | VOC |
| ____ are analyzed by GC. | SVOC |
| ____ are analyzed by HPLC. | NVOC |
| Describe solid-phase microextraction. | Analyzte is partitioned between sample matrix and headspace and polymer-coated fiber. |
| What is QuEChERS used for? | To extract multiple pesticide residues. |
| Describe microwave-assisted solvent extraction. | Uses electromagnetic radiation to desorb organics from their solid matrix. |
| Describe accelerated-solvent extraction. | Uses a limited amount of organic solvents at elevated temperatures to extract solid samples in short amount of time. |
| Describe derivatization. | Process of structural modification of analyte through multiple chemical reactions. |
| Give three reasons why derivitization is used as a sample preparation technique. | Enhance thermal stability/volatility, increase selectivity of detection, increase sensitivity of detection. |
| T or F: GC, HPLC, and immunoassays can be used to quantify all three types of contaminants. | True |
| T or F: TLC can be used to screen for antibiotics. | False |
| Name the three classes of pesticides. | Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides |
| What does NOAEL stand for? | No Observed Adverse Effect Level |
| Risk assessments are used to establish what three parameters for pesticides? | NOAEL, ADI, MRL |
| What are the steps for both MRM and SRM? | Sampling, extraction, fractionation/cleanup, chromatographic separation. |
| T or F: HPLC is the most routinely used method for pesticide residue determination. | False |
| What types of detectors can be used in combination with HPLC? | UV, fluorescence, MS |
| What types of detectors can be used in combination with GC? | Flame photometer, electron capture, thermoionic, MS |
| Name three of the major classes of mycotoxins. | Alfatoxins, ochratoxins, patulin, fumonisins. |
| T or F: The sampling step is the largest contributor to total error in mycotoxin analysis. | True |
| The use of drugs in animal feeds is regulated by what agency? | Center of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) |
| Microbial growth inhibition is a method used to analyze _____ residues. | antibiotic |
| What methods are used to analyze GMOs? | DNA methods such as PCR, protein methods such as immunoassays |
| What is the major concern with analysis of other chemical constituents? | Time-consuming and expensive methods, limiot of detection major concern. |
| T or F: It is possible to measure all forms of sulfite in foods. | False |
| What methods can be used to measure sulfites in food? | Monier-Williams method, Ripper method, enzymatic method, ion chromatography, HPLC |
| Why is the illegal substance melamine added to foods? | Increases apparent protein content. |
| What method is used to measure 4-methylbenzophenone in foods? | LCMS |
| What methods are used to measure BPA in foods? | GCMS, LCMS, ELISA |
| What methods are used to measure melamine in foods? | LCMS, GCMS, IR, immunoassays |
| What method is used to measure furans in foods? | Headspace and GCMS |
| What method is used to measure benzene in foods? | Headspace and GCMS |
| What method is used to measure 3-monochloropropane in foods? | GCMS |
| What method is used to measure perchlorate in foods? | Ion chromatography-tandem MS |