(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Austin, TX) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. recently announced a new method that enables rapid and accurate identification and quantification of pesticides in rice. The QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) extraction method takes advantage of the Thermo Scientific ITQ 700 GC-ion trap mass spectrometer and the Thermo Scientific FOCUS GC gas chromatograph to increase speed and improve sample preparation. The application note describing the method, entitled “Multi-residue Pesticide Analysis in Rice by a Modified QuEChERS Extraction and Ion Trap GC/MSn Analysis,” is available for download via the applications focus area at www.thermo.com/gcfoodsafety.

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