Pesticide Residues Monitoring of foodstuffs is a complex and demanding science where up to 150 pesticides can be sought in each sample analysed. The work needs to be planned and conducted against a background of extensive legislation, guidelines and codes of practice.

The UK Government has introduced measures which, in principle, mean that all results reported in national and EU monitoring can have commercial consequences.

Pressure groups and the media can, and do, produce league tables of residues reported against the names of the organisations sampled.

In this environment it is essential that programmes are relevant and that correct results are obtained and correctly interpreted. However, the complexity and volume of the data makes it very difficult to ensure that this is happening.

The Audax approach to Pesticide Programme Management resolves this problem quickly and accurately using a unique fusion of information technology and profound experience in residues monitoring. This is facilitated using the proprietary software developed by AIMS.

The AIMS software is used to design optimised monitoring programmes and also retrospectively to provide a rapid and accurate evaluation of the structure of current programmes as well as the validity of the data generated.

Expert review is the final stage which gives clients a complete view of all significant issues.

The benefits of the Audax service include:

Increased protection from 'naming and shaming'
Greater ability to implement pesticide controls
Greater efficiencies leading to cost savings.