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Food safety standards change and evolve, so what was once at the lower end of permissible pesticide residues analysis results today, may be at the upper end tomorrow.
Our innovative technologies help laboratories stay ahead of the curve. We provide powerful workflow solutions and expertise for ever-evolving pesticide residues analysis, to assist with regulatory compliance and food safety, food quality, and research and testing labs. From sample input to data output, we have you covered. Find recommended products and reading in the pesticide residue analysis procedure and workflow below.
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Pesticide residue analysis procedure and workflow
Sample preparation solutions
Sample preparation and consumables that simplify and improve throughput for pesticide, herbicide and pesticide residues analysis. We offer automated sample preparation solutions for high throughput laboratories, such as the accelerated solvent extraction platform. We also offer the more traditional QuEChERS sample preparation products for food analysis for smaller laboratories and those working with difficult matrices.
- No matrix limitations, pesticides can be extracted from high-fat, low-moisture samples or high-water content samples
- Extract compounds quickly with small solvent volume.
- Use organic acids and aqueous solvents, or acids and bases at high temperatures and pressures
- Walk-away automation that allows you to extract samples overnight
- QuEChERS kits provide a quick, easy, rugged and cost effective process for extraction of multiple pesticides from a range of different food types
- An essential technique in achieving confidence in the highly regulated field of food safety and pesticide analysis
- High recoveries, accurate results, high sample throughput, low solvent and glassware usage, reduced labor and bench space, and lower reagent costs
- µSPE Tool for TriPlusRSH provide an automated clean-up workflow
- A unified method for hundreds of pesticides with a single type cartridge
- Cycle time optimization with clean-up workflow automatically performed during the previous sample chromatographic run.
- Suitable for GC-MS and LC-MS analyses
Next, click on step 2 and/or step 3 depending on your preferred analytical instrumentation solution for your pesticide residues application.
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LC, LC-MS and IC-MS solutions
When accurate, reproducible and rapid separations are critical, choose from our solutions to help you successfully analyze pesticide residue compounds in complex matrices.
| LC-MS Solutions |  Orbitrap HRAM MS |  TSQ Triple Quadrupole MS |
|---|---|---|
| Non targeted screening |  | |
| Targeted screening | | |
| Non-targeted and targeted screening | | |
| Retrospective analysis | |
| Chromatography Solutions |  Vanquish HPLC |  Dionex IC |
|---|---|---|
| Polar, uncharged pesticide analysis | | |
| Polar, charged pesticides (anionic, cationic) analysis | |
 = Not applicable |  = Poor |  = Good |  = Better | = Best |
Click on Step 4, Software products, to discover how to analyze your data.
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GC and GC-MS Solutions
When accurate, reproducible and rapid separations are critical, choose from our solutions to help you successfully analyze pesticide residues compounds limited in amount or availability amid complex matrices.
- An easy-to-use system
- Superior resolving power, mass accuracy, linear dynamic range and sensitivity
- Routine grade performance for both targeted and non-targeted analysis
- High confidence quantitation for the ultimate sample analysis workflow.
- A customized system for multi residue pesticide analysis methodologies
- Preloaded GC-MS/MS and data processing methods
- Pesticide Analyzer includes high-performance consumables configurations
- Step-by-step customized method walkthroughs
- 600+ Pesticide Compound Database
- Smart software tools to ensure method optimization
- Combination of capillary gas chromatography and high-resolution/accurate mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometry
- Easy-to-use system
- Comprehensive characterization of samples in pesticide residues testing identification and quantitation
Click on Step 4, Software products, to discover how to analyze your data.
Featured resources
Software products
Analysis software solutions for your pesticide residues workflows; including identification, quantification & confirmation.
- A secure environment for the management of batch relationships between raw ingredients, finished products and the results of pesticide analysis
- Full traceability of sample data for auditing compliance
- Food producers can rapidly identify and withdraw any potentially contaminated foods
| Needs | Compound Discoverer | TraceFinder | Chromeleon CDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-targeted screening (unknown knowns and unknown unknowns) | | | |
| Targeted screening (known unknowns) | | | |
| Non-targeted and targeted quantitation | | | |
| Targeted quantitation only (known knowns) | | | |
| Complex targeted panel analysis | | | |
| GxP/21 CFR Part 11 compliance capable | | | |
| Library compatibility | | | |
| Thermo Scientific Chromatography and source compatibility | | | |
| Third Party Instrument Control | | | |
| = Not applicable | = Poor | = Good | = Better | = Best |
Click on Step 5 to discover a ready-made food analysis workflow system.
Featured resources
Total workflow solutions
Analysis software solutions for your pesticide residues workflows; including identification, quantification & confirmation.
- For laboratories performing pesticide residue testing
- Comprehensive set of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) solutions
- Enhanced productivity and improved efficiency
- Routine quantitation as well as targeted and non-targeted screening of pesticide residues in food matrices
- A customized system for pesticide residue analysis.
- Comprehensive system designed to ease the implementation and management of multi-residue pesticide methodologies regardless of the method complexity or experience level of the user
- Includes hardware, software, consumables, methods and additional tools to accelerate sample turnaround and minimize cost per sample
Featured resources
Sample preparation solutions
Sample preparation and consumables that simplify and improve throughput for pesticide, herbicide and pesticide residues analysis. We offer automated sample preparation solutions for high throughput laboratories, such as the accelerated solvent extraction platform. We also offer the more traditional QuEChERS sample preparation products for food analysis for smaller laboratories and those working with difficult matrices.
- No matrix limitations, pesticides can be extracted from high-fat, low-moisture samples or high-water content samples
- Extract compounds quickly with small solvent volume.
- Use organic acids and aqueous solvents, or acids and bases at high temperatures and pressures
- Walk-away automation that allows you to extract samples overnight
- QuEChERS kits provide a quick, easy, rugged and cost effective process for extraction of multiple pesticides from a range of different food types
- An essential technique in achieving confidence in the highly regulated field of food safety and pesticide analysis
- High recoveries, accurate results, high sample throughput, low solvent and glassware usage, reduced labor and bench space, and lower reagent costs
- µSPE Tool for TriPlusRSH provide an automated clean-up workflow
- A unified method for hundreds of pesticides with a single type cartridge
- Cycle time optimization with clean-up workflow automatically performed during the previous sample chromatographic run.
- Suitable for GC-MS and LC-MS analyses
Next, click on step 2 and/or step 3 depending on your preferred analytical instrumentation solution for your pesticide residues application.
Featured resources
LC, LC-MS and IC-MS solutions
When accurate, reproducible and rapid separations are critical, choose from our solutions to help you successfully analyze pesticide residue compounds in complex matrices.
| LC-MS Solutions | Orbitrap HRAM MS | TSQ Triple Quadrupole MS |
|---|---|---|
| Non targeted screening | | |
| Targeted screening | | |
| Non-targeted and targeted screening | | |
| Retrospective analysis | |
| Chromatography Solutions | Vanquish HPLC | Dionex IC |
|---|---|---|
| Polar, uncharged pesticide analysis | | |
| Polar, charged pesticides (anionic, cationic) analysis | |
| = Not applicable | = Poor | = Good | = Better | = Best |
Click on Step 4, Software products, to discover how to analyze your data.
Featured resources
GC and GC-MS Solutions
When accurate, reproducible and rapid separations are critical, choose from our solutions to help you successfully analyze pesticide residues compounds limited in amount or availability amid complex matrices.
- An easy-to-use system
- Superior resolving power, mass accuracy, linear dynamic range and sensitivity
- Routine grade performance for both targeted and non-targeted analysis
- High confidence quantitation for the ultimate sample analysis workflow.
- A customized system for multi residue pesticide analysis methodologies
- Preloaded GC-MS/MS and data processing methods
- Pesticide Analyzer includes high-performance consumables configurations
- Step-by-step customized method walkthroughs
- 600+ Pesticide Compound Database
- Smart software tools to ensure method optimization
- Combination of capillary gas chromatography and high-resolution/accurate mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometry
- Easy-to-use system
- Comprehensive characterization of samples in pesticide residues testing identification and quantitation
Click on Step 4, Software products, to discover how to analyze your data.
Featured resources
Software products
Analysis software solutions for your pesticide residues workflows; including identification, quantification & confirmation.
- A secure environment for the management of batch relationships between raw ingredients, finished products and the results of pesticide analysis
- Full traceability of sample data for auditing compliance
- Food producers can rapidly identify and withdraw any potentially contaminated foods
| Needs | Compound Discoverer | TraceFinder | Chromeleon CDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-targeted screening (unknown knowns and unknown unknowns) | | | |
| Targeted screening (known unknowns) | | | |
| Non-targeted and targeted quantitation | | | |
| Targeted quantitation only (known knowns) | | | |
| Complex targeted panel analysis | | | |
| GxP/21 CFR Part 11 compliance capable | | | |
| Library compatibility | | | |
| Thermo Scientific Chromatography and source compatibility | | | |
| Third Party Instrument Control | | | |
| = Not applicable | = Poor | = Good | = Better | = Best |
Click on Step 5 to discover a ready-made food analysis workflow system.
Featured resources
Total workflow solutions
Analysis software solutions for your pesticide residues workflows; including identification, quantification & confirmation.
- For laboratories performing pesticide residue testing
- Comprehensive set of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) solutions
- Enhanced productivity and improved efficiency
- Routine quantitation as well as targeted and non-targeted screening of pesticide residues in food matrices
- A customized system for pesticide residue analysis.
- Comprehensive system designed to ease the implementation and management of multi-residue pesticide methodologies regardless of the method complexity or experience level of the user
- Includes hardware, software, consumables, methods and additional tools to accelerate sample turnaround and minimize cost per sample
Featured resources
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