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53rd North American Chemical Residue Workshop
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he 53rd North American Chemical Residue Workshop (NACRW 2016) was held at the Trade Winds Grand Island Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida, July 17−20, 2016. It has been held annually since 1963, when it was known as the Florida Pesticide Residue Workshop, with the change of name occurring in 2013. The meeting is sponsored by Flag Works, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and training in chemical analysis. The NACRW has become a great venue to learn about all aspects of chemical residue analysis. This year, it included 31 oral presentations, 109 poster presentations, a short course on quantitative analysis by mass spectrometry, 7 vendor seminars, 37 exhibitors, and 3 instrument company user meetings. There were a total of 324 registrants, including 33 international attendees from a total of 15 different countries. One highlight of NACRW 2016 was the keynote address by the winner of the second NACRW Excellence Award. This Flag Works-sponsored award is given annually in one of three fields. This year the award was for excellence in detection techniques and was won by Dr. Andre de Kok from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. He has been at the forefront of implementing numerous mass spectrometric techniques in chemical residue analysis. His talk on “The Evolution and Importance of Detection Methods in Pesticide Residue Analysis through the Years” was well-received. In addition to the keynote address, there were oral and poster sessions on the following topics: advanced analytical techniques single- and multi-residue methods analysis of veterinary drugs sample preparation techniques updates from state and federal laboratories toxin analysis including marine and mycotoxins analysis of natural products, dietary supplements, and Cannabis mass spectrometric applications This issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry highlights four presentations from the meeting that have been turned into manuscripts. These manuscripts demonstrate the depth and broad scope of talks present at NACRW 2016. Within these manuscripts are discussions on sample preparation techniques, such as the “quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe” (QuEChERS) method for pesticides and veterinary drugs or quick polar pesticides (QuPPe) method for polar and ionic pesticides. There are also a variety of analytical techniques presented, including ion chromatography−tandem mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, and liquid chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry. Matrices analyzed in these manuscripts include fish, infant formula, milk powders, and cereal. These manuscripts show the range of analytical techniques applied in chemical residue analysis and which are presented at the NACRW. Next year, the NACRW will be held July 23−25 at the Naples Grand Beach Resort in Naples, Florida. This new © 2017 American Chemical Society
Brian D. Eitzer*,† Sherry T. Garris‡ Joan M. Stevens§ †
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The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States ‡ The South Carolina Department of Agriculture, 123 Ballard Court, West Columbia, South Carolina 29172, United States § Agilent Technologies, Incorporated, 2850 Centerville Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States
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Brian D. Eitzer: 0000-0001-7760-6893 Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
Special Issue: 53rd North American Chemical Residue Workshop Published: July 20, 2017 7251
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00453 J. Agric. Food Chem. 2017, 65, 7251−7251
