Munich, Germany
September 8, 2008On
September 1, 2008 a new regulation setting out maximum residue
levels (MRL’s) of pesticides became
effective in the EU and will replace several existing national
legal provisions as well as 4 former European
directives (the oldest one was issued in 1976). Compared to the
previously-applied EU directives this new
regulation defines maximum residue levels of some pesticides
more restrictively. Moreover the number of
pesticides now provided with MRL values has increased
significantly. Although the new regulation aims to
provide simplification by standardising existing EU and national
regulations, at this stage some points still
need to be further clarified. For example, compounds other than
those defined as pesticides according to
EU law, such as the synergist piperonyl butoxide, are not
included in the new regulation.
Eurofins offers the newest
analytical methods and relevant, professional consulting,
thereby supporting the
producers, traders, retailers and institutions who form its
customer base. In addition to generally applied
multi-methods, Eurofins offers other assays in order to detect
further compounds, such as phenyl urea
compounds, carboxylic acids and organic zinc compounds, which
are either not detected or only partially
detected by ordinary analysis. In total, Eurofins’ range of
analysis consists of more than 700 different
compounds. By providing advice as well as high-technology
analytical methods, Eurofins helps its
customers to offer their products to the market according to the
new EU regulations.
Eurofins is the market leader with respect both to supplying
analytic methods and providing expertise in
pesticide detection. With more than four decades of experience
it offers its customers, without compare, the
broadest range of testing assays for pesticide residues. More
than 150 staff members at Eurofins Dr.
Specht Laboratories alone, the Group’s pesticide testing
Competence Centre, are providing product safety
and consumer protection services, using 70 state-of-the-art
instruments such as GC-MS/MS, GC-MS and
LC-MS/MS. Its worldwide market-leading position enables Eurofins
to carry out pesticide testing for
customers throughout the rest of Europe, the USA and Brazil and
the Group is currently establishing a
pesticide testing unit in China.
Eurofins – a global leader in bio-analysis Eurofins
Scientific is a life sciences company operating internationally
to provide a comprehensive range of analytical testing services
to clients from a wide range of industries including the
pharmaceutical, food and environmental sectors.
With about 7,000 staff in more than 150 laboratories across 29
countries, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 25,000 reliable
analytical methods for evaluating the authenticity, origin,
safety, identity, composition and purity of biological
substances and products. The Group is committed to provide its
customers with high quality services, accurate results in time
and, if requested, expert advice by our highly qualified staff.
The Eurofins Group is one of the global market leaders in this
field of applied life sciences. It intends to pursue its dynamic
growth strategy and expand both its technology portfolio and its
geographic reach. Through R&D, in-licensing and acquisitions,
the Group draws on the latest developments in the field of
biotechnology to offer its clients unique analytical solutions
and the most comprehensive range of testing methods.
As one of the most innovative and quality oriented international
players in its industry, Eurofins is ideally positioned to
support its clients’ increasingly stringent quality and safety
standards and the demands of regulatory authorities around the
world.
The shares of Eurofins Scientific are listed on the NYSE
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