An inexpensive 'dipstick' test for pesticides in foods

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 12/21/2009 - 23:00

(American Chemical Society) Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive "dipstick" test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages.

Their paper-strip test is more practical than conventional pesticide tests, producing results in minutes rather than hours by means of an easy-to-read color-change, they say.


 

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