Pesticide Residues
Cultivator Phyto Lab offers world-class agrochemical and pesticides residue testing services to manufacturers, producers, and companies across the globe. Agrochemicals have been playing a viral role in assisting the food production across the world for decades. However, the composition of these agrochemicals, a.k.a. pesticides, may impart adverse impacts on agriculture produce and contaminate other products, if not regulated and used within limits. Major pesticides are insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, and fungicides. Pesticide residues are the trace amounts of chemicals that remain in or on fruits, vegetables, grains, and other foods.
Our pesticide residue testing service provides dynamic tools for identifying and controlling pesticide residues in products, protecting consumers and industries globally. Liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and various other techniques are used to identify several residues such as molluscicides, rodenticides, etc.
The pesticide residue testing services include analysis of individual or groups of pesticides. These tests are performed on samples of food and beverages, animal, agricultural, and environmental products, etc. Multi-residue screening is done on chemical compound classes such as Organonitrogen compounds, Carbamates, etc. the state-of-the-art facilities and industry-leading technical expertise at Cultivator Phyto Lab ensures accuracy, efficacy, and timeliness of the test results. We extend pesticides scientific & regulatory support, agrochemical regulatory consultations, and residue testing for pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides.
Analysis of various samples continues to be extensively done on a macro as well as micro scale and frequently requires various process steps. The team at Cultivator Phyto Lab is rigorously trained for operating all the equipment, so only accurate and reliable results are produced. Also, our high-sophisticated instruments are calibrated and maintained on regular basis.
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