Pesticide Residues (multi-residue) in Pumpkin Purée Proficiency Test

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FCPM2-VEG102 | Pumpkin Purée | Pesticide Residues (multi-residue)

Product Specification

Proficiency Test Information
Product Code Proficiency Test Matrix Approx. Size
FCPM2-VEG102

19502

Pumpkin Purée

90 g

Analytes

pesticide residues (multi-residue)
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Comments

Any number of analytes from the list may be present for identification and quantification.

Test Description

Pumpkin Purée can be made up of a range of pumpkins exposing consumers to the risk of pesticide contamination within this foodstuff. It is important to highlight any high levels of pesticide residues and as such effective testing measures must be utilised to safeguard the consumer against potentially unsavoury foodstuffs.

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.

Fapas proficiency testing activities can ensure your testing practises meet industry standards by highlighting areas of improvement within your current routine analysis activities. Through 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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