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Chemical Residues in Focus: Modern Strategies for Trace Detection, Sample Preparation, and Data Integrity

Explore practical strategies for improving chemical residue detection across complex food matrices and packaging materials.


Chemical residues eBook cover.

Chemical residues can hide among pigments, fats, proteins, essential oils, and packaging compounds. At trace levels, matrix effects, contamination, and recovery losses can undermine results and weaken confidence in regulatory decisions.

This eBook examines methods that help food safety laboratories improve residue coverage, sample throughput, and data integrity. Topics include the QECh*All mega-method, LC–MS/MS analysis of pesticides in herbs and spices, internal-standard strategies, automated sample preparation, real-time volatile analysis, and PFAS migration from food-contact materials.

Download the eBook to explore how laboratories can control matrix interferences, reduce uncertainty, and produce results that withstand scrutiny.

What You'll Learn

  • How the QECh*All mega-method expands analytical scope beyond conventional QuEChERS workflows
  • How to assess and control ion suppression and enhancement during LC–MS/MS pesticide analysis of herbs and spices
  • How internal standards compensate for matrix effects and track analyte losses during sample preparation
  • How robotic sample preparation can increase throughput, reduce solvent use, and limit analyst-to-analyst variability
  • How real-time mass spectrometry supports faster detection of off-flavors, contamination, and process drift
  • How TD–GC–MS and automated micro-SPE workflows can detect volatile PFAS migrating from food-contact materials at trace levels

Download now for provide practical guidance for strengthening chemical residue workflows from sample preparation through final quantitation.

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