Determination of melamine, ammeline, ammelide and cyanuric acid in infant formula purchased in Canada by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 698-704

  Braekevelt, E ^a   Lau, B P Y ^a   Feng, S ^a   Menard C ^a   Tittlemier, S A ^b  

^a FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

^b GRAIN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Additives general; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC MS)

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADDITIVES GENERALS; EXPOSURE AND RISK ASSESSMENTS; ISOTOPE DILUTION METHODS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION CARTRIDGES; TRIAZINE COMPOUNDS; ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE;

HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACETONITRILE; AMMELIDE; AMMELINE; CYANURIC ACID; MELAMINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CANADA; FOOD ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 79957996682     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2010.545442     Document Type: Article

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