A rapid and accurate method was developed for the analysis of 43 pesticide residues in tobacco based on gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry(GC-TOF MS).By modified QuEChERS method,tobacco samples were extracted with acetone-hexane(1∶1),and cleaned up with primary secondary amine(PSA),then detected by GC-TOF MS.Precise mass database of characteristic ions by TOF MS,coupled with retention time,fragment ion abundance ratios,fragmentation patterns of characteristic fragment ions,isotopic peak clusters were employed for the qualitative identification of pesticides.The quantatative method was established using the matrix matched calibration standards with triphenyl phosphate(TPP) as the internal standard.The results indicated that the linear correlation coefficients(r2) were not less than 0.993 with relative standard deviations(RSD) not more than 9.6%,and quantitation limits of 1.3-5.0 μg/kg.The recoveries of 43 pesticides at three spiked concentration levels ranged from 76.4% to 96.6%.The method is simple,rapid,accurate and sensitive,and is appropriate for the determination of multi-residues in tobacco.