What is PD CEN/TR 16699-Determination of pesticide residues in foodstuffs about?
PD CEN/TR 16699 is a technical report on foodstuffs that discusses the determination of pesticide residues by GC-MS/MS using tandem mass spectrometric parameters to ensure the foodstuffs are safe for consumption.
PD CEN/TR 16699 lists the mass spectrometric parameters which are useful for the application of European Standards for the determination of pesticide residues in foods of plant origin that use GC-MS.
To facilitate the determination of pesticides and/or metabolites using GC-MS/MS, PD CEN/TR 16699 specifies the diagnostic ion transitions suitable for the identification and quantification, of pesticide residues in extracts of plant and animal origin
Who is PD CEN/TR 16699-Determination of pesticide residues in foodstuffs for?
PD CEN/TR 16699 on the determination of pesticide residues in foodstuffs is useful for:
- Food scientists
- Food technologists
- Food laboratories/test personnel
- Food health and safety departments
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 16699-Determination of pesticide residues in foodstuffs?
Pesticides are used to protect crops against insects, weeds, fungi, and other pests. Pesticides are potentially toxic to humans and can have both acute and chronic health effects, depending on the quantity and ways in which a person is exposed.
Pesticide residues analysis employs multi-methods involving extraction of residues from the homogenized sample and clean-up of the extract to determine as many components as possible in the extracts. Afterwards, the extracts can be analysed by various kinds of instruments.
PD CEN/TR 16699 provides you guidance with the parameters for GC-MS/MS determination of pesticides following electron impact ionization, general MS/MS parameters, analyte-specific MS/MS parameters and categories of collision energy (CE).
The diagnostic ion transitions provided by PD CEN/TR 16699 assist you in the identification and quantification of pesticide residues in foodstuffs, improving the quality and subsistence of foodstuffs and ensuring reduction in the risk to human health due to consumption of pesticide content.
With obedience and compliance to PD CEN/TR 16699, you can enhance foodstuffs’ efficacy and manufacture a standardized product which has acceptance in global market.
