Our Competencies

Multi Residue Analysis

We know that when it comes to your products quality and safety assurance are paramount. At Tentamus QTS Analytical we continuously develop the very best analytical techniques to provide a first-class residue testing service you can rely on.

Illegal dye testing

Since the illegal dyes scare began in early 2004 QTS has been at the forefront of the testing of a wide range of commodities for these contaminants. Working closely with Leatherhead Food International, QTS has provided a vast amount of testing in what are often very complex samples.

Single Analyte Methods

Our residues analysis is vital in ensuring your products’ safety. With our modern laboratory equipment, including highly sensitive devices for measurement and analysis, we can reliably detect many forms of residue and undesired substances, such as residues from crop-protection agents, fertilizers and various pollutants in your products.

Welcome to Tentamus QTS Analytical

Tentamus QTS Analytical is a testing laboratory specialising in the analysis of pesticide residues in fresh produce, tea, food products, cereals and many other matrices. Our name is derived from the key areas in which we excel:

QUALITY

Accuracy is vital in our work, which is why we have developed state-of-the- art analytical techniques that provide the right result every time.

TURNAROUND

Our new techniques have been developed not only with quality in mind but also with speed of results, enabling us to provide results for the majority of pesticide residues with impressive speed.

SERVICE

We offer a friendly, personal service that does not include being passed around aimlessly and being put on hold indefinitely.

News

Dicamba volatility tests via Humidome set-up at Symbiotic Research

International Trade Center, Mount Olive, New Jersey – SYMBIOTIC RESEARCH, LLC (SRL), announces the expansion of its agrochemical research services into conducting humidome studies with Dicamba formulations. US-EPA has requested companies marketing Dicamba formulations to use humidome set-ups to evaluate the effects of defined parameters on secondary movement of Dicamba. In controlled experimental settings provided ... Continued

ELISA vs. Biacore - A VelaLabs "Let's Talk About" for Download

June 2020: VelaLabs offers you a free download for a method comparison of pros and cons from ELISA versus surface plasmon resonance (SPR) methods with Biacore. ELISA and Biacore assays are based on the same analytical principles and have an orthogonal view on binding interactions. Conversion may only require the transfer of antibodies and buffer conditions ... Continued

Medical Device Regulation delayed to 2021

The replacement of the Medical Device Directive (MDD) with the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) has been delayed to 26 May, 2021. This delay is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the EU wanting medical device manufacturers to prioritize the production of medical devices which will help fight coronavirus. Implementing MDR regulations would require medical device ... Continued

Ketchup testing ahead of barbecue season

With barbecue season approaching, people will start craving a side of ketchup to partner their meat. Ketchup may however contain a variety of substances which come with legal limits. These substances include pesticides, mould toxins, and ergosterol. Along with the aforementioned substances, ketchup also includes lycopene. High amounts of lycopene in ketchup is considered a ... Continued

Renolab is extending its certification

In vitro pharmacodynamics (PD) for human use drugs with anti-infectious activity Starting from 2019, the microbiology department at Renolab is extending its certification, thus continuing the providing of pharmacodynamics (PD) services based on the relationship between the properties of new drugs and bactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal effects. The tests will be conducted following the ... Continued

All Shiga Toxine-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) subtypes are pathogenic

The Pathogenicity assessment of “Shiga toxine-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC” from 2013 was recently reviewed by EFSA. Based on the assessment it was concluded that all STEC strains are pathogenic in humans, capable of causing at least diarrhoea and that all STEC subtypes may ... Continued

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