Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is soliciting proposals for the conduct of laboratory analyses of pesticide residues in/on crop samples collected from field trials at several Canadian locations. Pesticide residue analyses must be done in accordance with the requirements of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Principles of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) (rev 1997) and study plans (draft study amendment attached – Appendix B – Annex 11) ) provided by AAFC’s study directors. Only analytical laboratories with GLP accreditation are eligible to submit proposals to analyze some or all an anticipated 410 samples from 10 projects (active ingredients) covering a range of raw agricultural commodities (RAC) including fruits and vegetables, grains, and juice.
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