The ever-increasing requirement for determination of contaminants along with studies of comprehensive metabolite networks in food samples parallel advancements in solid phase microextraction (SPME) technique.  The availability of state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation offering higher sensitivity and specificity has contributed to an increased range of applications covered by the SPME technique.  The presentation will summarise the most underlying aspects in SPME development addressing some of the challenges encountered in the analysis of food samples, with particular emphasis placed on complex sample analysis.  In addition, the development of new extracting materials and novel sampling configurations as well as approaches compatible with high throughput lab and/or on-site determinations will be outlined.  To serve as a guide to potential opportunities for continued innovation in SPME food applications, special emphasis will be placed on the evolution of on-site and in vivo SPME techniques and their feasibility for both targeted determination of organic pollutants and biologically active compounds, as well as for global metabolite analysis.

SPME in high throughput laboratory and on-site food determinations

247th National Meeting (2014)

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