Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL), one of the UK's largest independent analytical laboratories, has launched a fully-accredited, market-leading pesticide residue testing service to help business comply with legislation.

The service offers a full pesticide screen with results within five working days as standard and at highly competitive rates. The screen includes organophosphates, organochlorides, pyrethroids and other specific residues that can be detected at levels below the very strict Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) proposed for introduction in 2007 by the European Union.

“The service has been fully validated, using blind reference samples from FAPAS and is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS),” said RSSL. “It is not only suitable for primary produce but also for more complex foodstuffs including fatty foods which are traditionally much more difficult to analyse.”