Doha, August 31 (QNA) -The Central Food Laboratories at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has achieved a significant breakthrough following the success of developing the efficiency of an analytical method to estimate the remaining of 120 pesticides in vegetables and fruits by using Liquid Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry "LC-MS/MS".
The method has been internationally approved by Laboratory Accreditation Bureau and published in a major scientific research in Drug Testing Analysis magazine.
A research team, headed by Dr. Goda Ramadan and a membership of Mona Al Jaber, Najat Al Malak amnd Ali Saad, has prepared a comprehensive research plan on developing highly efficient analytical method to estimate the remaining of 120 pesticides in vegetables and fruits.
Cucumber and apple have been selected as samples for vegetables and fruits respectively through two main experiments.
The first experiment featured the study of the method efficiency and accuracy through a series of experiments, solutions and statistical studies. The second experiment included the set up of a confirmation study for the efficiency of the analytical method by using PT samples.
Worth mentioning that the new method was chosen among the best 5 methods out of 100 methods tested by the International Assessment Institute. Additionally, this research study was presented at the International Workshop Validation and Regulatory Affairs which was held in Canada 2014.
This achievement comes in line with the keenness of MoPH on encouraging the scientific research through the provision of the requirements of analytical methods development and also providing the most recent and accurate devices.
On the other hand, the Central Food Laboratories is conducting annually lots of studies and researches in the field of water and food safety with a view to ensuring its conformity with the researches in the field of water and food safety with a view to ensuring its conformity with the approved global specifications and its validity for use. (QNA)