PMID- 37894602 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231030 LR - 20231031 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 20 DP - 2023 Oct 17 TI - Measuring the Residual Levels of Fenpyroximate and Its Z-Isomer in Citrus Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Assessing the Related Dietary Intake Risks. LID - 10.3390/molecules28207123 [doi] LID - 7123 AB - Fenpyroximate is an efficient, broad-spectrum phenoxypyrazole acaricide which is used for controlling various mites. In this study, we measured the levels of terminal fenpyroximate residues in citrus fruits, and estimated the dietary intake risks posed by fenpyroximate. To this end, a QuEChERS analytical method was used in combination with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) to determine the residual levels of fenpyroximate and its Z-isomer (Z-fenpyroximate) in citrus fruits collected from 12 fields under good agricultural practices (GAPs). The average recoveries of fenpyroximate in whole fruits and citrus flesh were 104-110% and 92-109%, respectively, with corresponding RSDs of 1-4% and 1-3%. The average recoveries of Z-fenpyroximate were 104-113% and 90-91%, respectively, with RSDs of 1-2% in both cases. Each limit of quantification (LOQ) was 0.01 mg kg(-1). Fifteen days after application with 56 mg kg(-1), the terminal residues of fenpyroximate in whole fruits and citrus flesh were <0.010-0.18 mg kg(-1) and <0.010-0.063 mg kg(-1), respectively; the corresponding values for total fenpyroximate (the sum of fenpyroximate and Z-fenpyroximate) were <0.020-0.19 and <0.020-0.053 mg kg(-1). The levels of terminal fenpyroximate residues in citrus fruit were less than the maximum residue limits (MRLs) specified in all the existing international standards. In addition, the risk quotients RQ(c) and RQ(a) were both less than 100%, indicating that the long-term and short-term dietary intake risks posed to Chinese consumers by fenpyroximate in citrus fruit are both acceptable after a 15-day harvest interval. FAU - Sun, Ruiqing AU - Sun R AD - Shanxi Center for Testing of Functional Agro-Products, Longcheng Campus, Shanxi Agricultural University, No. 79, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan 030031, China. FAU - Cao, Junli AU - Cao J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4089-3515 AD - Shanxi Center for Testing of Functional Agro-Products, Longcheng Campus, Shanxi Agricultural University, No. 79, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan 030031, China. FAU - Li, Jindong AU - Li J AD - Shanxi Center for Testing of Functional Agro-Products, Longcheng Campus, Shanxi Agricultural University, No. 79, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan 030031, China. FAU - Qi, Yanli AU - Qi Y AD - Shanxi Center for Testing of Functional Agro-Products, Longcheng Campus, Shanxi Agricultural University, No. 79, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan 030031, China. FAU - Qin, Shu AU - Qin S AD - Shanxi Center for Testing of Functional Agro-Products, Longcheng Campus, Shanxi Agricultural University, No. 79, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan 030031, China. LA - eng GR - 202102140601018/Key Research and Development Project of Shanxi/ GR - 202203021222162/Youth Science Research for Basic Research Program of Shanxi/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231017 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 RN - 9W557V4RYA (fenpyroximate) RN - 0 (Pesticide Residues) SB - IM MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid MH - *Citrus/chemistry MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods MH - *Pesticide Residues/analysis PMC - PMC10609617 OTO - NOTNLM OT - citrus OT - dietary intake risk OT - fenpyroximate OT - pesticide residues COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/10/28 11:46 MHDA- 2023/10/30 06:47 PMCR- 2023/10/17 CRDT- 2023/10/28 01:16 PHST- 2023/09/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/10/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/30 06:47 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/28 11:46 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/28 01:16 [entrez] PHST- 2023/10/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules28207123 [pii] AID - molecules-28-07123 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules28207123 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2023 Oct 17;28(20):7123. doi: 10.3390/molecules28207123.