Multi-residue pesticides analysis: Leveraging modern software to increase laboratory efficiency

As population grows, demand for food consumption and global trade in the food industry has also increased. Hundreds of pesticides are routinely used for crop protection across the globe, traces of pesticides left in treated commodities are called “residues”.

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 sets maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed and is under constant revision as shown by the recent amendment EU 2021/155, published February 9th 2021. A growing target list of pesticides in complex matrices, and the need for low limits of detection, bring various challenges to testing laboratories.

Pesticide Thursdays - A Waters' 3-episode webinar series

Episode 1 - Multi-residue pesticides analysis: Leveraging modern software to increase laboratory efficiency

The first episode of Pesticide Thursdays, on 29th Sept, is dedicated to the Multi-residue pesticides analysis. Here, the focus will be on the modern workflow, with particular focus on efficient data processing with Waters’ MS Quan.

During this session we will demonstrate how:

• Data processing can be efficiently performed with MS Quan
• Compound optimization is performed
• Reduce training needs with a modern, streamlined, and consistent user experience

Join us for the Pesticide Thursdays webinar series and learn more about Waters turn-key solutions developed to tackle pesticide residue analysis in food and feed.

We are looking forward to discussing these topics with you.

Your Analytical Foodies Team

Presenter: Benjamin Wuyts (Senior Solution Support Specialist, Waters Corporation)

Benjamin initially joined Waters as an application chemist working in the Belgian demo lab, performing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry demonstrations, support and training. In 2016 Benjamin became a European application chemist focusing on projects to support emerging applications. Benjamin has been focused over several years in establishing the Waters solution to the analysis of polar anionic pesticides, utilising novel column phases and LC-MS/MS technologies.