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Bureau Veritas Launches New State-of-the-Art Testing Facility for Pesticide Residue Testing and Analysis Services in Johannesburg

Aug. 8 2018

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Bureau Veritas is pleased to announce our new state-of-the-art testing facility for Pesticide Residue Testing and Analysis Services in Johannesburg.

Our eleven dedicated pesticides laboratory technicians currently analyse various commodities, including: Maize, Lucerne, Canola, Apples, Table Grapes, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Citrus and Stone Fruit for both domestic and international clients. 

The average sample turnaround is 10-15 days for Pesticide Residue Analysis and we utilize:

  • GC Mass Spectrometry
  • LC Mass Spectrometry; and 
  • GC ECD instrumentation 

Our increased capabilities help to minimize the risk of food poisoning and the harmful impact on individuals’ immunity systems due to long-term slow dosing.  The new laboratory houses cutting-edge equipment and our continuous improvement process will ensure customer benefit from the reduced cost of analysis, faster turnaround times and accurate data.

OECD Good Laboratory Practice – GLP

Bureau Veritas’ Pesticide Residue Testing and Analysis facility in Johannesburg implements the principles Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). GLP is a quality system concerned with the organisational process and the conditions under which non-clinical health and environmental safety studies are planned, performed, monitored, recorded, archived and reported. 

For more information, please contact:
Test Facility Management: Joanne Barton
Study Director: Alison Ackerman
Lab Address: Bureau Veritas M&L Laboratory Services, 40 Modulus Road, Ormonde, South Africa
Phone number: +27 11 661 7926

E-mail:    joanne.barton@za.burauveritas.com   I   alison.ackerman@za.bureauveritas.com

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