Agrifood Technology is one of Australia’s leading pesticide residue testing services. We have over 35 years of combined experience in pesticide residue testing, meeting the strictest guidelines of various quality assurance programs and other regulatory systems.
Agrifood Technology’s highly experienced analysts conduct pesticide residue testing for over 30,000 samples a year using automated analytical instruments to test for various pesticide groups across a range of commodities to ensure compliance against the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) set by Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
Our new AT7 Mega screen has over 300 commonly used pesticides and includes some of the new pesticides that are offered in the market.
The chemicals tested fall under various pesticide groups such as:
- Carbamates
- Herbicides
- Organochlorines
- Fumigants
- Insecticides
- Organophosphates
- Fungicides
- Growth regulators
- Synthetic pyrethroids
Consumer expectations for the assurance of the quality and safety of food and feed continue to increase. There is a growing demand for products to be free from pesticide residues and produced under the assurances of quality programs such as HAACP, SQF and related regulatory or customer systems.
To satisfy this demand, Agrifood Technology has developed an extensive range of analytical services to meet the needs of a diverse customer base
All of our analyses are governed by rigorous laboratory monitoring standards which ensure the accuracy of our results. Results are reported in a timely manner in a format that is designed to meet customer requirements.
The laboratories are accredited to meet by the the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) according to the ISO 17025 standard and we are registered as Approved Analysts by Department of Agriculture for the Imported Food Testing Scheme.