The US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) reviews and evaluates scientific data submitted by pesticide manufacturers to ensure that products registered in the US are safe and effective. Many of the scientific studies required to make these decisions are based upon analytical measurement, i.e., determination of pesticide residues in a variety of matrices including soil, water, plant and animal commodities, and commercial pesticide products. Analytical data submitted to OPP in support of pesticide registrations must be generated following EPA Good Laboratory Practices and published OPP Residue Chemistry Test Guidelines. This presentation will discuss some of the various requirements for environmental methods, food tolerance enforcement methods, and product enforcement analytical methods.

Method validation criteria: US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

244th National Meeting (2012)

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