Simultaneous Method for Selected PBDEs and HBCDDs in Foodstuffs Using Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

Flame retardants are added to consumer products to retard the ignition of combustible materials. Technical mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) were massively used for several decades. They are bioaccumulative, persistent, and have adverse effects on organisms.