Review Article

Tetracyclines in Food and Feedingstuffs: From Regulation to Analytical Methods, Bacterial Resistance, and Environmental and Health Implications

Table 4

Proficiency parameters for sample pretreatment methods reviewed.

TreatmentConditionsLimit of detectionReproducibility (RSD, %)Recovery (%)Detection systemReference

Ultrasound40°C, pH 7.150.03–0.05 μg mL−1<4.181.89–92.42LC-UV[42]
SPEBritton-Robinson buffer, 0.008 mol L−1, pH 104.4–12 μg kg−1<11.076.5–95.5LC-DAD[43]
Pressure3 min, 60°C, 65 bars10.0–15.0 μg kg−1<8.475.6–102.9LC-UV[44]
MSPEpH 10.02–9 μg L−1<2.799.7–101.2Capillary electrophoresis[45]
SPECH3CN/CH3CO2H (8 : 2)0.61–10.34 μg kg−1<7.381.5–101.4[46]
MSPDC6H14, CH3CN : CH2Cl2 (1 : 1)7–34 mg kg−1<6.180.6–99.2LC-DAD[47]
MI-SPECH3OH, 70°C, 105 barsNot indicatedNot indicatedNot indicatedLC-ITMS[48]
SPECH3CN : CH3OH (1 : 1), 0.1 mol L−1 phosphoric acidNot indicatedNot indicated96–98Spectrophotometry[49]
SPEMcIlvaine/EDTA buffer1.5–8.0 μg L−1<3.670.3–107.4DAD[49]