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Test Description

This proficiency test will measure pesticides identified in a prepared fruit puree matrix, including Quaternary Ammonium Compounds & (per) chlorates.

Prepared fruits are generally perceived as being a healthy addition to your diet and as such can be consumed often as part of a balanced diet by health conscious consumers. In addition, they are an easy option for customers who have fast paced lifestyles or need an on-the-go option as it is ready to eat without the task of chopping or peeling.

To ensure a high-quality crop, suppliers regularly use pesticides to reduce disease and pests within their crop. Through good farming practices, the levels of pesticides passed to the consumer is low and manageable below safe levels. Suppliers may not always be utilising good farming practice, so it is important to ensure high-quality testing to identify any high levels of various pesticides being passed to consumers.

Whilst biocides are used in agriculture alike pesticides, they are also used in: horticulture, masonry, weed and pest control, forestry and healthcare. Biocides can also be harmful to human health if they are not stored or used correctly, therefore it is important to test against these analytes to ensure that the supply chain and the consumer is protected.

Fapas proficiency testing activities can ensure your testing practises meet industry standards by highlighting areas of improvement within your current routine analysis activities. Through the use of challenging, real food matrices within test materials; areas of improvement can be highlighted quickly and concisely, to provide effective steps to ensure only high quality test results are offered to consumers.

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