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Screening

At Normec, quality is paramount. Systematically screening samples for the presence of residues and pesticides affects the quality of your products. Residues and pesticides refer to the chemicals left on crops after the use of pesticides or other chemicals. Screening is an important part of quality control and food safety measures. It ensures that your products meet applicable standards and are safe for possible consumption.

Screening in brief

  • Contributes to quality control and food safety

  • Reliable results through participation in ring tests

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The process of screening

  1. 1

    Sampling

    Sampling or collection of sample

  2. 2

    Analysis

    Analysis of samples

  3. 3

    Screening techniques

    Rapid screening techniques

  4. 4

    Results

    Analysis of the results

  5. 5

    Additional screening

    Any additional screening

Quality assurance

The quality of our results is continuously guaranteed by participation in various national and international ring tests in the field of pesticides (such as EURL, Fapas, QS, Bipea and LVU). These are independent controls that monitor the quality of analysis results from participating laboratories. Based on the results of these ring tests, the performance characteristics of the analytical methods are evaluated and adjusted. To date, we score very well within these ring tests.

Residue analyses in the food sector/ AGF

We analyze pesticide residues on a wide range of products, possibly in combination with an analysis for other contaminants or human pathogens:

  • Fresh; vegetables, fruits and potatoes

  • Baby food

  • Organic products

  • Cereals

  • Tea

  • Cocoa

  • Water

  • GC-MS/MS + LC-MS/MS screening for >800 components

  • GC-MS/MS + LC-MS/MS screening Baby food

  • Specific pesticides

  • Carnauba wax

  • Quaternary ammonium (BAC/DDAC)

  • Morpholine and amines

  • Prohibited colorants

  • Acrylamide

  • Antibiotics

  • Ethylene oxide

  • Histamine

  • Nitrate, Nitrite

  • Sulfite

  • Mycotoxins (incl. Patulin)

  • Heavy metals

  • 3-MCPD and glycidol esters

Residue analysis in horticulture

  • Plant protection products GC-MS/MS + LC-MS/MS screening for >800 components.

  • Inhibitors: chlormequat, daminozide, pacobutrazole, propiconazole, prohexadione-calcium

  • Herbicide list with ±150 substances and further dithiocarbamates, glyphosate, diquat/paraquat

  • Artificial hormones: auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, benzyladenine

  • Cleaning/disinfectants: quaternary ammonium compounds, chlorate, benzoic acid, inorganic bromide

Other residues services

  • Additional pesticide analyses

  • Ethylene oxide

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Ethylene oxide analysis

The use of ethylene oxide is banned in the EU. Normec offers fast and reliable testing of your raw materials or imported products, including urgent analyses with reports available within a few days.

Additional pesticide analyses

In addition to screening for pesticides present in food, agricultural products or other materials, we can perform additional analyses. Using these additional pesticides, which are analyzed in a different way from the screening, we can measure specific substances.

Alkaloids

Alkaloids occur naturally in potatoes, vegetables, and fruit. Some can be toxic in high concentrations. With reliable testing by Normec, you can accurately measure alkaloid levels to ensure food safety and quality.
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