Reliable High-Throughput Quantification of Melamine and Related Analogs below Regulatory Limits in Food Using the Scion TQ GC-MS/MS

Melamine is a molecule that presents a high content of nitrogen, 67% by mass. In recent years, melamine has been fraudulently added to food and feed in order to increase their nitrogen ratios. The main reason for these fraudulent activities is to provide the food item with apparent higher protein content since many protein tests are only based on nitrogen content detection. This application note shows the quantification of melamine in food using the Scion TQ GC-MS/MS from Bruker.