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Potential of mass spectrometry metabolomics for chemical food safety

LUNAM Université, ONIRIS, École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique, Laboratoire d'Étude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les aliments (LABERCA), Atlanpole – La Chantrerie, BP 40706, Nantes, F-44307, France

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Sylvain Chéreau

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Gaud Dervilly-Pinel

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Bruno Le Bizec

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Published Online:5 Jan 2015https://doi.org/10.4155/bio.14.267

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Abstract

This review aims to describe the most significant applications of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in the field of chemical food safety. A particular discussion of all the different analytical steps involved in the metabolomics workflow (sample preparation, mass spectrometry analytical platform and data processing) will be addressed.

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