Screening of multiclass pesticide residues in honey by SPE-GC/MSD: a pilot study

Rafique, Nazia; Nazir, Sehrish; Akram, Sumaira; Ahad, Karam; Gohar, Afshan; Abbasi, Surriya Tariq; Ahmed, Ijaz; Rafique, Khalid

doi:10.1007/s10661-018-7041-4

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“…Chlorpyrifos methyl was found in all rapeseed and clover honey samples and in one wildflower honey sample, and all concentrations of this residue were approximately 10 times higher than reported in this study. Rafique et al [ 92 ] reported the detection of nine pesticide residues in samples of honey from 26 Pakistani apiaries. These residues were found in almost 27% of the samples analyzed.…”

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The Influence of Chemical Contaminants on the Physicochemical Properties of Unifloral and Multifloral Honey

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2021

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The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of antibiotic and pesticide residues on the physicochemical properties of unifloral and multifloral honey. The mineral elements content of honey was analyzed and correlated with antibiotic and pesticide residues, and a positive correlation was found between manganese and neonicotinoids. Potassium was found to be the most abundant mineral compound. Correlations were found between mineral content, color, and the content of antibiotic and pesticide residues of honey. In meadow honey, residues of antibiotics and pesticides were undetectable. In some of the other types of honey, the maximum residue limits regulated by European legislation were exceeded. Endosulfan residue was found in mint and rapeseed, honey with 0.42 and 5.14 ng/g, respectively. Neonicotinoids were found in 27% of the analyzed honey samples. Chloramphenicol was identified only in rapeseed honey, with concentrations ranging from 0.2 ng/g to 0.8 ng/g. Nitrofurans were found in 14%, and nitroimidazoles were found in 6% of the analyzed samples. According to EU legislation that is in force, the use of antibiotics in beekeeping is not allowed. The MRLs for neonicotinoids are 50 ng/g, and for coumaphos, the maximum limit is 100 ng/g. For the other pesticide residues, the maximum limit is 10 ng/g. The results of statistical analysis obtained using principal component analysis (PCA) showed a major difference in the levels of contamination of raspberry and meadow honey and the other types of honey.

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The Influence of Chemical Contaminants on the Physicochemical Properties of Unifloral and Multifloral Honey

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2021

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“…This leads to the frequent application of doses higher than those recommended, and it is highly likely that acaricide residues appear in the different beehive products (Nozal, Imaz, Bernal, Nieto, Higes, & Bernal, 2021) including honey. Indeed, acaricide residues have been found in honeys from different countries (Almeida, Oloris, Faria, Ribeiro, Cantini, & Soto, 2020;Bajuk et al, 2017;Calatayud-Vernich, Calatayud, Simó, & Picó, 2016;Chiesa et al, 2016;Gaweł et al, 2019;Jiménez, Bernal, & Atienza, 1996;Kamel, & Al-Ghamdi, 2006;Kumar, Gill, Bedi, & Kumar, 2018;Lasheras, Lázaro, Burillo, & Bayarri, 2021;Panseri et al, 2020;Lazarus et al, 2021;Martel., Zeggane, Aurières, Drajnudel, Faucon, & Aubert, 2007;Notardonato, Avino, Cinelli, & Russo, 2014;Notardonato et al, 2016;Panseri et al, 2020;Rafique et al, 2018;Rial-Otero, Gaspar, Moura, & Capello, 2007;Shamsipur, Yazdanfar, & Ghambarian, 2016;Shendy, Al-Ghobashy, Mohammed, Alla, & Lofty, 2016;Zheng et al, 2018), and maximum residue levels have been established by regulatory agencies like the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission see Table 1; European Union Pesticide Database, 2022) to protect the consumer´s health.…”

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Determination of acaricides in honeys from different botanical origins by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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“…The incidence of propargite in our study was slightly lower than the 9.2% of honey with concentrations less than 1 µg/kg in Japan (Nakajim et al., 2015). In all honey samples collected from 26 apiaries in Pakistan, propargite was not detected (Rafique et al., 2018). Surprisingly, 50% of the beeswax samples from Belgium contained propargite with residue levels ranging from 12 to 65 µg/kg (Ravoet et al., 2015).…”

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Occurrence of pesticide residues in honey from apiaries with incidents of honeybee poisoning in East China and a corresponding risk assessment for honeybees and Chinese consumers

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Shen³

et al. 2023

Journal of Food Science

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We investigated the occurrence of 80 pesticide residues in 96 honey samples from apiaries with honeybee poisoning incidences by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry and subsequently conducted risk assessments of exposure for in‐hive honeybees and Chinese consumers. Six pesticides were detected with residue concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 130.9 µg/kg. The mean concentrations of acetamiprid, dinotefuran, hexythiazox, propargite, semiamitraz, and carbendazim in positive samples were 7.9 ± 9.1, 5.9 ± 1.7, 3.0 ± 1.6, 44.2 ± 50.0, 9.0 ± 9.4, and 5.5 ± 4.1 µg/kg, respectively. Carbendazim, semiamitraz, and acetamiprid were the major contaminants in honey, with incidences of 99.0%, 93.8%, and 49.0%, respectively. The cooccurrence of pesticides (≥2 pesticides) was detected in 95.9% of the samples, with up to six residual pesticides found in one sample. The HQ (hazard quotient) values of the six pesticides to in‐hive honeybees were from 4.7 × 10−8 to 0.021, less than 1, indicating their acceptable exposure risk to honeybees. In terms of the representative‐case and worst‐case scenarios, the sum of separate HQs of each pesticide yielding an HI (hazard index) ranged from 0.012 to 0.016 for in‐hive worker honeybees and from 0.015 to 0.021 for in‐hive larva honeybees, indicating an overall acceptable potential cumulative risk of multiple pesticides to in‐hive honeybees. Both the %ARfD (acute reference dose) value (0.0001–0.075) and %ADI (acceptable daily intake) value (0.00002–0.0046) of risky pesticides were much less than 100, revealing acceptable risk exposure to risky pesticides via honey consumption for human health. Thus, our results showed that multipesticide residual honey from apiaries with honeybee poisoning incidents in East China was safe for humans and in‐hive honeybees. Practical Application This analytical approach will be used in detecting multiple pesticide residues in honey and risk assessment for dietary exposure to pesticide residues. It can support various surveillance programs about honey safety and in‐hive honeybee health evaluation.

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Screening of multiclass pesticide residues in honey by SPE-GC/MSD: a pilot study

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

The Influence of Chemical Contaminants on the Physicochemical Properties of Unifloral and Multifloral Honey

The Influence of Chemical Contaminants on the Physicochemical Properties of Unifloral and Multifloral Honey

Determination of acaricides in honeys from different botanical origins by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Occurrence of pesticide residues in honey from apiaries with incidents of honeybee poisoning in East China and a corresponding risk assessment for honeybees and Chinese consumers

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