Chasing Pollutants Concerning Public Health: From Food to Smoke †.

This document discusses the use of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) as a sample preparation technique for analyzing pollutants in various matrices, including food, plants, and the environment. SPME is a cost-effective and efficient method, often coupled with gas chromatography, for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in different substances. The document highlights the application of SPME in studying the aroma profiles of cheese, identifying microplastics, and analyzing flavors in tobacco products. The authors emphasize the need for standardized methods to compare different smoking products for regulatory purposes. [Extracted from the article]