Concerning pesticide testing, there is a large pool of standard methods from which to draw. All methods employed must include applicable controls.
Methods applicable to pesticide residue testing:
- Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC) 2016. “Pesticide Residues in Foods by Acetonitrile Extraction and Partitioning with Magnesium Sulfate, 2007.01” Collaborative Validation of the QuEChERS Procedure for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Food by LC-MS/MS.J.Agric.Food Chem, 2011,59,6383- 6411.
- Determination of Pesticide Residues in Foods by Acetonitrile Extraction and Partitioning with Magnesium Sulfate: Collaborative Study LEHOTAY: Journal of AOAC International Vol.90,No.2,2007.
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 2016: Pesticide Analytical Manual(PAM).https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/ucm20069…
- United States Department of Agriculture: Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS), 2016. Chemistry Laboratory Guidebook. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/publications/chemistry-laboratory-guidebook
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2007. Method 1699: Pesticides in Water, Soil, Sediment, Biosolids, and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-10/documents/method_1699_2007.pdf
- European Union Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pesticides. 2021. Analytical Quality Control and Method Validation Procedures for Pesticide Residues Analysis in Food and Feed. SANTE 11312/2021 V2. https://food.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-11/pesticides_mrl_guideline…