New unique method for pesticide analysis in essential oils

Phytocontrol is able to determine a wide list of 480 pesticide residues, using a unique, ultra-high-performance LC Q-TOF method, combined with a multi-residue GC-MS/MS screen.

The result of a rigorous selection process, based on regulatory and technical criteria as well as our detection history, this specific list for essential oils draws on the latest generation of analytical technologies to offer you the best possible risk coverage combined with unmatched reliability.

Pesticides are used in agricultural crops to improve harvest yields by controlling pests. The first known use dates back to ancient Greece, with the use of sulphur as an insecticide.

Pesticides can be classified into different families:
– Natural origin: extracted from plants, fungi, bacteria
– Mineral origin: derivatives of sulphur, tin, etc.
– Chemical origin: synthetic products from plant protection product laboratories.
They are used according to their properties: fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, etc.

Due to their nature, essential oils concentrate certain natural or chemical compounds, including pesticide residues. As highly interfered matrices, they present well-known analytical challenges in terms of detection and quantification.

Our R&D team has developed this new, unique method for analysing pesticide residues in this complex matrix — essential oils — to provide you with the best possible accuracy and unrivalled reliability.

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