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Mazarakioti EC, Zotos A, Thomatou AA, Kontogeorgos A, Patakas A, Ladavos A. Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), a Useful Tool in Authenticity of Agricultural Products' and Foods' Origin. Foods 2022; 11:foods11223705. [PMID: 36429296 PMCID: PMC9689705 DOI: 10.3390/foods11223705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fraudulent practices are the first and foremost concern of food industry, with significant consequences in economy and human's health. The increasing demand for food has led to food fraud by replacing, mixing, blending, and mislabeling products attempting to increase the profits of producers and companies. Consequently, there was the rise of a multidisciplinary field which encompasses a large number of analytical techniques aiming to trace and authenticate the origins of agricultural products, food and beverages. Among the analytical strategies have been developed for the authentication of geographical origin of foodstuff, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) increasingly dominates the field as a robust, accurate, and highly sensitive technique for determining the inorganic elements in food substances. Inorganic elements are well known for evaluating the nutritional composition of food products while it has been shown that they are considered as possible tracers for authenticating the geographical origin. This is based on the fact that the inorganic component of identical food type originating from different territories varies due to the diversity of matrix composition. The present systematic literature review focusing on gathering the research has been done up-to-date on authenticating the geographical origin of agricultural products and foods by utilizing the ICP-MS technique. The first part of the article is a tutorial about food safety/control and the fundaments of ICP-MS technique, while in the second part the total research review is discussed.
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- Eleni C. Mazarakioti
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
- Correspondence: (E.C.M.); (A.L.); Tel.: +30-26410-74126 (A.L.)
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- Department of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
- Correspondence: (E.C.M.); (A.L.); Tel.: +30-26410-74126 (A.L.)
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Varrà MO, Husáková L, Patočka J, Ghidini S, Zanardi E. Classification of transformed anchovy products based on the use of element patterns and decision trees to assess traceability and country of origin labelling. Food Chem 2021; 360:129790. [PMID: 33971507 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (Q-ICP-MS) and direct mercury analysis were used to determine the elemental composition of 180 transformed (salt-ripened) anchovies from three different fishing areas before and after packaging. To this purpose, four decision trees-based algorithms, corresponding to C5.0, classification and regression trees (CART), chi-squareautomatic interaction detection (CHAID), and quick unbiased efficient statistical tree (QUEST) were applied to the elemental datasets to find the most accurate data mining procedure to achieve the ultimate goal of fish origin prediction. Classification rules generated by the trained CHAID model optimally identified unlabelled testing bulk anchovies (93.9% F-score) by using just 6 out of 52 elements (As, K, P, Cd, Li, and Sr). The finished packaged product was better modelled by the QUEST algorithm which recognised the origin of anchovies with F-score of 97.7%, considering the information carried out by 5 elements (B, As, K. Cd, and Pd). Results obtained suggested that the traceability system in the fishery sector may be supported by simplified machine learning techniques applied to a limited but effective number of inorganic predictors of origin.
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- Maria Olga Varrà
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma Via del Taglio, 10, Parma 43126, Italy.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573 HB/D, Pardubice CZ-532 10, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573 HB/D, Pardubice CZ-532 10, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma Via del Taglio, 10, Parma 43126, Italy.
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma Via del Taglio, 10, Parma 43126, Italy.
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Chemometric tools for determining site-specific elemental and strontium isotopic fingerprints in raw and salted sturgeon caviar. Eur Food Res Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-019-03363-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Rodushkin I, Paulukat C, Pontér S, Engström E, Baxter DC, Sörlin D, Pallavicini N, Rodushkina K. Application of double-focusing sector field ICP-MS for determination of ultratrace constituents in samples characterized by complex composition of the matrix. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 622-623:203-213. [PMID: 29216463 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The performance of double focusing, sector field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) for determination of analytes, including technology critical elements (TCE), at ultra-trace levels in environmental and clinical matrices was critically evaluated. Different configurations of the ICP-SFMS introduction system as well as various sample preparations, pre-concentration and matrix separation methods were employed and compared. Factors affecting detection capabilities and accuracy of data produced (instrumental sensitivity, contamination risks, purity of reagents, spectral interferences, matrix effects, analyte recovery and losses) were discussed. Optimized matrix-specific methods were applied to a range of reference and control materials (riverine, brackish and seawaters; whole blood, serum and urine) as well as tap water and snow samples collected in the area of Luleå city, northern Sweden; brackish and seawater from the Laptev Sea; venous blood samples with a special emphasis on determination of Au, Ag, Ir, Os, Pd, Pt, Re, Rh, Ru, Sb and Te. Even though these low abundant elements are relatively under-documented, the results produced were compared with published data, where available.
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- Ilia Rodushkin
- Division of Geosciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden; ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Division of Geosciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden; ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- Division of Geosciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden; ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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Georgiou CA, Danezis GP. Elemental and Isotopic Mass Spectrometry. ADVANCED MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63340-8.00003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hu S, Xue J, Lin Y, Yu JP, Zhou J. Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Navel Oranges from Different Geographical Regions of China by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry. ANAL LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2013.867500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Can fatty acid and mineral compositions of sturgeon eggs distinguish between farm-raised versus wild white (Acipenser transmontanus) sturgeon origins in California? Preliminary report. Forensic Sci Int 2013; 229:128-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Brunner M, Katona R, Stefánka Z, Prohaska T. Determination of the geographical origin of processed spice using multielement and isotopic pattern on the example of Szegedi paprika. Eur Food Res Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-010-1314-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Yang L. Accurate and precise determination of isotopic ratios by MC-ICP-MS: a review. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2009; 28:990-1011. [PMID: 19598224 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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For many decades the accurate and precise determination of isotope ratios has remained a very strong interest to many researchers due to its important applications in earth, environmental, biological, archeological, and medical sciences. Traditionally, thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) has been the technique of choice for achieving the highest accuracy and precision. However, recent developments in multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) have brought a new dimension to this field. In addition to its simple and robust sample introduction, high sample throughput, and high mass resolution, the flat-topped peaks generated by this technique provide for accurate and precise determination of isotope ratios with precision reaching 0.001%, comparable to that achieved with TIMS. These features, in combination with the ability of the ICP source to ionize nearly all elements in the periodic table, have resulted in an increased use of MC-ICP-MS for such measurements in various sample matrices. To determine accurate and precise isotope ratios with MC-ICP-MS, utmost care must be exercised during sample preparation, optimization of the instrument, and mass bias corrections. Unfortunately, there are inconsistencies and errors evident in many MC-ICP-MS publications, including errors in mass bias correction models. This review examines "state-of-the-art" methodologies presented in the literature for achievement of precise and accurate determinations of isotope ratios by MC-ICP-MS. Some general rules for such accurate and precise measurements are suggested, and calculations of combined uncertainty of the data using a few common mass bias correction models are outlined.
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- Lu Yang
- Chemical Metrology, Institute for National Measurement Standard, National Research Council Canada, 1200 Montreal Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6.
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Rodushkin I, Engström E, Sörlin D, Baxter D. Levels of inorganic constituents in raw nuts and seeds on the Swedish market. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2008; 392:290-304. [PMID: 18155749 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2007] [Revised: 11/14/2007] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The levels of approximately 70 elements were determined in different culinary nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, bitter almonds, pecans, cashews, Brazil nuts, pistachios, pine nuts, peanuts and coconuts) and seeds (pumpkin and sunflower) available on the Swedish market. The study was limited to raw, virtually unprocessed nuts and seeds (both shelled and unshelled) excluding mixed, roasted or salted products. In total, 44 products from different suppliers were analyzed, with the number of samples per nut/seed variety reflecting the availability of unprocessed products in retail outlets, varying from two for bitter almonds and pistachios to six for hazelnuts and walnuts. This selection includes samples from at least 11 different countries of origin. The optimized analytical procedure consists of microwave-assisted sample digestion using a HNO3/HF mixture, followed by multi-elemental analysis by double focusing, sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The analyses were accompanied by rigorous quality control measures including thorough control of potential sample contamination at all analytical stages, participation in inter-laboratory performance assessment schemes, and the analysis of certified reference materials of plant origin. Concentrations thus obtained were compared with data from product labels (where available), food composition tables and other relevant surveys, demonstrating, depending on the elements in question, close agreement as well as considerable differences.
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- I Rodushkin
- Division of Applied Geology, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
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Rodushkin I, Engström E, Sörlin D, Pontér C, Baxter DC. Osmium in environmental samples from Northeast Sweden. Part II. Identification of anthropogenic sources. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2007; 386:159-68. [PMID: 17689590 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2007] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 06/08/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Osmium (Os) concentrations and (187)Os/(188)Os isotope abundance ratios measured in epiphytic lichens from Northeast Sweden have been used for the identification of anthropogenic emission sources of this element. Based on isotope abundance ratios and similarities in spatial distributions between Os and chromium, smelters operated on chromium ores from Kemi deposits have shown to be the most important factor affecting the airborne Os burden in the region. The extent of the exposure is reflected by lichen concentrations near the source exceeding those from remote areas by a factor of 1000. Contributions from metal foundries processing iron, copper, lead and zinc ores can also be seen, though, because of lower Os concentrations in the feedstock, on a considerably lower scale. Masked by these industrial emissions in the studied area, the impact of Os originating from automotive catalytic converters cannot be resolved at present.
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- Ilia Rodushkin
- Division of Applied Geology, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
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