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What are Pesticides?

Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests or weeds. The term pesticide includes: herbicide, insecticide, insect growth regulator, nematicide, termiticide, molluscicide, avicide, rodenticide, predacide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide, disinfectant (antimicrobial), and sanitizer.

Pesticide Residues and Human Health

Pesticides are regarded as potentially toxic compounds to humans. Their extensive usage in agriculture leaves unconsumed pesticides as residue. The consumption of food with these residues may be responsible for causing adverse health effects including cancer, effects on reproduction, immune or nervous systems. Long term exposure to these pesticide residues may cause severe health complications, for example, occupational exposure to the organic pesticide namely, rotenone has been linked with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. Before they can be authorized for use, pesticides should be tested for all possible health effects and the results should be analyzed by experts to assess any risks to humans.

Testing and Monitoring of Pesticide Residue

It is therefore, duty and responsibility of the regulatory authorities’ to test, monitor and control the growing use of pesticides each year. This control is vital to protect the health of consumers, agricultural workers and the environment. Yet, keeping up to date with new national/international regulations and maximum reside levels (MRLs) for food products is a challenge for any food supplier. It becomes therefore, mandatory to test and analyze the food items for the quantitative analysis of pesticide residues in various food products to ensure that the residues are within their MRLs.

Pesticide Residue Testing at FARE Labs, an accredited lab as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by NABL and recognized by FSSAI, EIC and APEDA, offers you a world class facility to identify and control your pesticide hazards in these products. Based on our experience we offer expert advice on the range of pesticide residues recommended for screening by regulators in your products. Through our scheduled food product testing, you can trust FARE Labs to ensure your products comply with all required pesticide residue regulations.

We, at FARE Labs, test for pesticide residues using the following high end analytical techniques:

  • Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometer (LC/MS-MS)
  • Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS-MS)

Pesticide Residue testing at FARE Labs goes beyond scientific excellence and correct results. Process optimization now allows for very fast turn-around times. High investment in state-of- the-art equipment provides all the capacity needed to meet customer requirements even in high season or in urgent cases.

FARE Labs can test diverse range of pesticide residues such as:

  • Fungicides
  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • Molluscicides
  • Rodenticides
  • Analysis of individual or groups of pesticide residues
  • Targeted pesticide residue testing
  • Multi- residue screening for diverse range of compounds including but not limited to
    • Organophosphorus
    • Organochlorine
    • Pyrethroid
    • Triazine
    • Dicarboximide
    • Organonitrogen compounds
    • Carbamates
    • Plant growth regulators and many more
  • We also perform advanced and rapid tests for food contamination and also animal feed contamination
  • Analysis of Bio pesticides for wide range of food and feed matrices
  • For rapid screening of pesticide residues in various foodstuffs, we use chromatographic techniques such as LC/MS/MS and GC/MS/MS
  • The methods used for pesticide residue analysis have been developed and validated in compliance to the latest USFDA, CODEX and other national and international requirements.
  • Recommendation of analysis scopes
  • Performance of express analytics (12, 24, 48 hour-testing)
  • Helpdesk regulatory framework (regulations and maximum residue limits)
  • Consultancy in product safety
  • Design and technical implementation of test scopes in relation to customer or product specification
  • Method development and validation in accordance with ICH guidelines
  • Pesticide analysis as per FSSAI and EIC regulations.

 

  • FARE Labs fast and high quality results is entrusted by many of the top brands in India.
  • FARE Labs is an accredited Lab as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and recognized by BIS, FSSAI, APEDA and EIC.
  • Fast turn-around time (TAT)
  • Participation in industry associations and regulatory bodies allowing early advice on potential food scares and legal obligations
  • Results you can rely on

FARE Labs provides ISO/IEC 17025 training to students pursuing graduation/post-graduation from various universities and institutes. Hands-on training to the staff provides them an opportunity to understand the working of sophisticated instruments.  Our comprehensive training programs are designed to provide in depth knowledge of Indian and International standards focusing on quality management systems and technical competence for laboratories. Join us at FARE Labs Pvt. Ltd. to become a qualified professional in a rapidly evolving field of testing and calibration.

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