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(III) Improve multiple inspection methods for                  types of cannabis (LC-MS/MS method)
         pesticides and animal drugs                               were included. Liquid chromatography
              , Q               7 ) ' $  H [ S D Q G H G   W K H   with high resolution mass spectrometry
         inspectable items of multiresidue                         as also employed to detect the unknown
         analysis methods from 380 to 397 in                       substances of the products. The products
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         antiprotozoal drugs method and from 8                     might contain nutmeg.
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         A SweEt method (Swedish ethyl acetate                         Nutmeg can be used as a spice or
         method) for multi-residue analysis of                     Chinese herbal medicine. It contains
         pesticide was also established. By using                  P\ULVW\O  HWKHU  DQG  HOHPHQLQ   ZKLFK 
         HWK\O  DFHWDWH  DV  DQ  H[WUDFWLRQ  VROYHQW               can cause hallucinogenic effects.
         pesticides in fruits and vegetables which                 7KHUHIRUH   IRRGV  VKRXOG  QRW  FRQWDLQ  WRR 
         cannot be extracted by the multiresidue                   PXFK  QXWPHJ   %HVLGHV  WKH  SRRU  WDVWH  
         analysis method (5) and method (6) can                    excessive consumption of such foods
         be analyzed. It is complementary to the                   FDQ FDXVH SRLVRQLQJ  )RU WKHVH LQFLGHQWV  
         H[LVWLQJ PHWKRGV  LQFUHDVLQJ LQVSHFWDEOH                  TFDA elaborated on its strength as a
         items and effectively expanding the                       national laboratory to actively conduct
         coverage of inspection methods.                           analysis on this space biscuit products.
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     ,9   ,GHQWL¿FDWLRQ  RI  XQNQRZQ  VXEVWDQFHV  LQ               not contain western medicine or drug
         commercial space biscuits                                 ingredients; they were made with a
              Space biscuit products sold in the                   large amount of nutmeg. The analytical
         Internet have been reported to have a                     technology keeps public health and
         psychedelic effect. TFDA conducted                        demonstrates the capabilities of TFDA
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         general routine drug screening (GC-                       deterring illegal trader and preventing
         06  PHWKRG        FDWKLQRQH  FRPSRQHQW                    potential threats.
         inspections (LC-MS/MS method) and 30

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