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Physico-chemical
Físico-químico
Pesticides
Pesticide Residue Analysis
We determine pesticide concentrations in products of plant and animal origin (as well as in additives, packaging, etc.) to ensure the food safety of your products, compliance with legislation and other internal or market requirements.
Control of plant protection product residues in food
Plant protection products (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, etc.) are chemical substances used to protect crops from harmful organisms.
They are widely used substances whose residues may be found in a wide range of products such as:
- Products of plant origin such as fruits and vegetables, plant material, processed products (juice, oil, wine, etc.), legumes or nuts
- Products of animal origin such as meat and carcasses, eggs and egg products, or milk and dairy products
- Others: feed, additives, food supplements, extracts, preserves, packaging, etc.
The control of these compounds is important both from an environmental and a health perspective, as they may be harmful to consumers’ health. For this reason, and as a protective measure, the European Union has strengthened its policy on pesticide residues in food in recent years, establishing “maximum residue limits (MRLs)” in products of plant and animal origin.
Retail companies (supermarket chains), driven by consumer demand for additional food safety guarantees, have adopted acceptance and rejection criteria that are stricter than legal limits. This factor is highly relevant for companies supplying supermarket chains within the EU and in non-EU countries. In particular, because the requirements of each retail chain are specific and must be assessed individually according to each client, active substance and product.
AINIA has developed systems that provide this evaluation of results specifically for the supermarket chains of interest to our clients.
At AINIA, we add value
- Our chemical analysis laboratory has extensive experience and the optimal equipment to carry out multi-residue pesticide analysis (GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS).
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We offer screening for more than 655 active substances, of which 553 are accredited (85% of the total active substances included in the multi-residue analysis).
- The accreditation scope for pesticide residues is open to matrices in accordance with ENAC NT-19 for:
- Multi-residue pesticides analysed by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS, dithiocarbamates, dithianon and fenbutatin oxide, chlormequat and mepiquat, acidic pesticides, bromide and ethylene oxide
- Across a wide range of matrices such as fruits and vegetables, nuts, oilseeds, legumes, cereals, spices, tea and herbal infusions, honey and molasses, muscle and viscera
- QS recognition
- Data registration in centralised databases (Fruitmonitoring, QS)
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System integration, enabling automatic data transfer of analysed samples and results into clients’ systems without manual transcription
- MyLab, an online system for consultation and analysis of sample results. It enables:
- Continuous monitoring of sample status
- Real-time results, even before the final report is available
- Immediate access to all analyses 24/7, 365 days a year
- Online request management systems
- Graphical data visualisation
- Data export in CSV format
- Comparison with MRLs from more than 20 countries and other benchmark data
- Customisable supermarket (“retailer”) specification management system
- Final analytical report and supermarket specification report in PDF format
- Secure access via username and password
- Customisable rule and alert management system
- Interoperability with other client information systems (e.g. ERPs)
- Accessible from mobile devices
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We continuously incorporate new active substances into multi-residue testing based on our clients’ needs. We also develop new methods for specific pesticide analysis and expand the application range to new matrices.
- Laboratory authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia to perform pesticide analysis
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EFSA PRIMo 3.1 model for ARfD and ADI calculations
- Supermarket criteria evaluation report. A configurable report for each client, enabling assessment of results against the requirements of relevant supermarket chains. The parameters compared in these reports include:
- MRL: Maximum Residue Limit
- % MRL
- %∑ MRL
- % PRP: Pesticides Reduction Program
- %∑ PRP
- ARfD (Acute Reference Dose)
- %∑ ARfD
- % ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake)
- %∑ ADI
- Non-authorised pesticides (BLACKLIST)
- Total number of pesticides detected
- Designated as an official control laboratory for more than 25 parameters across different matrices, specifically for pesticide residues. We have also recently been designated for ethylene oxide control.
Pesticides
The combination of liquid and gas chromatography techniques coupled with mass spectrometry detectors (LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS) allows the analysis of a wide range of active substances with high sensitivity, specificity and reliability across various matrices.
Currently, using multi-residue pesticide methods by GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS, we determine more than 655 active substances (with an accreditation level of 85% of the active substances included).
Additionally, we carry out the following specific analytical methods: ethylene oxide, chlorate, perchlorate, ethephon, glyphosate, glufosinate and AMPA, maleic hydrazide, fosetyl-Al and phosphonic acid, acidic pesticides (2,4-D, bromoxynil, dichlorprop, fluazifop-P, haloxyfop, ioxynil, MCPA, MCPB, triclopyr), bromides, chlormequat, diquat, mepiquat and paraquat, dithiocarbamates, across a wide range of matrices.
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