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  • Department of Pesticide Residue Research

The mission of the Department of Pesticide Residue Research (Laboratory) is to conduct research on pesticide residues in crops, unprocessed and processed food of plant origin, soil, water, and on mycotoxin residues in cereals and feeds. The Laboratory is a National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for pesticide residues in feeds of plant origin.

Main research areas

  • Development and rollout of methods for the determination of pesticide residues in biological material, water and soil.
  • Official tests of pesticide residues in agricultural produce from integrated and organic systems.
  • Development and rollout of methods for the determination of mycotoxins in cereals and feeds.
  • Official testing of mycotoxins in cereals.
  • Assessment of surface and underground water contamination with the most commonly used plant protection products.
  • Tests of pesticide residue half-lives in agricultural produce in supervised field trials conducted for the purposes of pesticide registration.

The Laboratory is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment, including gas and liquid chromatographs with tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS) and ECD and NPD gas chromatographs.

Official pesticide residue checks are carried out under an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and in co-operation with the Plant Health and Seed Inspectorate responsible for overseeing the use of plant protection products.

The responsibilities of the NRL are laid out in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. Such responsibilities are to collaborate with the EURLs regarding pesticide residues, coordinate the work of the Veterinary Inspection Laboratories responsible for feed monitoring, organize comparative tests and provide scientific and technical assistance to the competent authorities.

The Laboratory is accredited under the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard by the PCA. The Laboratory has regularly participated in and always passed the international proficiency tests arranged by the European Commission and FAPAS.

The Laboratory offers pesticide residue tests in unprocessed and processed food of plant origin as well as in soil and water.

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Contact details

Contact details

Poland, 60-318 POZNAŃ, ul. Władysława Węgorka 20

phone no: +48 61 864 9000, fax: +48 61 867 63 01

e-mail: sekretariat@iorpib.poznan.pl

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