Safety assessment of residual amounts of disinfectants based on quaternary ammonium compounds on medical devices

Has been made an assessment of the toxicity of residual amounts of disinfectants after using them on products, made from various materials, with DS solutions based on QAC. The working solutions were used in concentrations from 0.3 to 7 % (by DV). The safety of the studied samples was assessed by the toxicity index "It" (in%) on an AT-05 Image Analyzer. Washing out of the residual amounts of DS in concentrations of 0.3–0.7 % (by DW) did not significantly affect the total time of disinfection treatment or pre-sterilization cleaning. At higher concentrations of solutions, there were differences in the time of washing test items and dishes for receiving safe amounts of DS. It is concluded that it is inexpedient to use solutions based on QAC in a concentration of more than 4.5 % (in terms of DV) for disinfection treatment and pre-sterilization cleaning of products made of natural and silicone rubber. Keywords: disinfectants, quaternary ammonium compounds, product washing, AT-05 image analyzer, toxicity index.

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Determination of quaternary ammonium compounds in food products by the method of ultra-performance liquid chromatography/high resolution mass-spectrometry

Industrial laboratory Diagnostics of materials ◽

10.26896/1028-6861-2020-86-8-23-31 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 86 (8) ◽

pp. 23-31

Author(s):

V. G. Amelin ◽

D. S. Bolshakov

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

High Resolution ◽

Quaternary Ammonium ◽

High Resolution Mass Spectrometry ◽

Food Products ◽

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ◽

High Resolution Mass ◽

Ammonium Compounds ◽

Resolution Mass

The goal of the study is developing a methodology for determination of the residual amounts of quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) in food products by UHPLC/high-resolution mass spectrometry after water-acetonitrile extraction of the determined components from the analyzed samples. The identification and determination of QAC was carried out on an «UltiMate 3000» ultra-high-performance liquid chromatograph (Thermo Scientific, USA) equipped with a «maXis 4G» high-resolution quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometric detector and an ion spray «ionBooster» source (Bruker Daltonics, Germany). Samples of milk, cheese (upper cortical layer), dumplings, pork, chicken skin and ground beef were used as working samples. Optimal conditions are specified for chromatographic separation of the mixture of five QAC, two of them being a mixture of homologues with a linear structure (including isomeric forms). The identification of QAC is carried out by the retention time, exact mass of the ions, and coincidence of the mSigma isotopic distribution. The limits for QAC detection are 0.1 – 0.5 ng/ml, the determination limits are 1 ng/ml for aqueous standard solutions. The determinable content of QAC in food products ranges within 1 – 100 ng/g. The results of analysis revealed the residual amount of QAC present in all samples, which confirms data of numerous sources of information about active use of QAC-based disinfectants in the meat and dairy industry. The correctness of the obtained results is verified by introduction of the additives in food products at a level of 10 ng/g for each QAC. The relative standard deviation of the analysis results does not exceed 0.18. The duration of the analysis is 30 – 40 min.

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