Pesticide residue analysis in dried fruits
Available in 24 hours with very low detection limits suitable for organic products
By Dr. Matthias Sauer, Eurofins Dr. Specht Express GmbH, Germany
Different producers, wholesalers and industries are showing an increasing need for rapid detection and identification of pesticides, with demanding requirements for analytical competence and service reliability. Eurofins Dr. Specht Express GmbH is an innovative laboratory organisation exclusively focused on very fast turnaround times for high quality pesticide analysis in different fresh and processed products such as fruits, vegetables or cereals. Eurofins Dr. Specht Express offers reliable test packages for the detection of pesticides with turnaround times of 12, 24 and 48 hours. Additional service components such as logistics designed to meet customer needs, or pre-harvest and pre-shipment testing are also available.
For the first time, Eurofins Dr. Specht Express offers an express analysis for the difficult matrices of dried fruits. This new analysis package (SpechtMulti+DF) is a unique combination of purification methods and analytical procedures that were specifically developed for dried fruits. The advantages of using the new approach are that the analysis is rapid and at the same time able to reach very low detection limits. Therefore, dried fruits can be analysed for pesticides in 24 hours and in accordance with requirements for organic products. Furthermore, the test covers a very broad scope of pesticide compounds and increases the level of confidence in product compliance. The package (SpechtMulti+DF) can be applied to many different kinds of dried fruits including pineapples, apples, apricots, orange and citrus slices, goji berries, cranberries, mangos, papayas, dates, raisins, cherries, ginger, cantaloupe slices and more. The new test is good value for money and is characterised by an excellent price-performance ratio.
The advantages of the new pesticide testing package (SpechtMulti+DF) for dried fruits:
- Large range of pesticide compounds in one analysis giving increased confidence
- Shorter processing time of 24 hours giving fast turnaround times
- Very low detection limits meet the stringent requirements for organic products
- Good value for money.
Contact: matthiassauer@eurofins.de