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Screens for common pesticide residues including organophosphates, pyrethroids, and neonicotinoids — chemicals used in agriculture that can affect the nervous system, disrupt hormones, and pose risks to children's development.

How The Test Is Performed

The food sample is blended and cleaned up using a quick preparation method called QuEChERS ("catchers"). The extract is then passed through GC-MS and LC-MS/MS that can separate and identify hundreds of different pesticides in a single run — like scanning a crowd and recognizing hundreds of faces at once.

Good foods to test

• •Strawberries & berries
• •Apples & stone fruit
• •Leafy greens (spinach, kale, lettuce)
• •Grapes & raisins
• •Bell peppers & hot peppers
• •Tomatoes
• •Oats & wheat products