Join Us on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET
Pesticide residue testing in complex food and botanical matrices is becoming increasingly challenging as laboratories face stricter sensitivity requirements, evolving regulatory expectations, and greater pressure to maximize instrument uptime. Matrices such as spices, roots, oils, fruits, vegetables, cereals, and legumes can introduce heavy co-extracted compounds that compromise GC-MS/MS performance, shorten column lifetime, and increase maintenance demands.
In this webinar, Restek GC specialists will share industry insights, real-world data, and practical experiences demonstrating how next-generation GC column technologies can improve matrix resilience, sensitivity, and long-term robustness for multi-pesticide analysis. Attendees will learn how advanced column deactivation technologies and innovative GC column designs can help overcome common workflow bottlenecks, extend column lifetime, and deliver more reliable results across challenging sample types.
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What You Will Learn
- How challenging food and botanical matrices impact GC-MS/MS performance, sensitivity, and laboratory productivity.
- Strategies for improving robustness, retention time stability, peak shape, and signal-to-noise using advanced GC column technology.
- Practical optimization approaches to reduce maintenance, extend column lifetime, and increase sample throughput.
- Real-world case studies demonstrating resilient multi-pesticide testing workflows across diverse food and botanical matrices.
Who Should Attend
- Food Safety Scientists who would like to learn how to improve pesticide residue testing performance, increase method robustness, and achieve more reliable results in complex food matrices.
- Analytical Chemists and GC-MS/MS Users who want to improve sensitivity, optimize workflows, and extend GC column lifetime for multi-pesticide analysis.
- Laboratory Managers and Directors who are looking to enhance laboratory productivity, reduce maintenance and downtime, and maximize instrument uptime.
Meet the Presenters
Anna Pulte
GC Specialist EMEA, Restek Corporation
Anna Pulte is a GC Specialist EMEA at Restek, where she supports customers across the region with gas chromatography solutions and applications. She brings more than 8 years of hands-on experience in GC and GC/MS applications, having previously worked in technical and commercial roles focused on analytical instrumentation and method development. With a background in analytical chemistry and extensive experience in application support, Anna specializes in translating complex chromatographic challenges into practical solutions.
Dr. Ramkumar Dhandapani
Director of Product Management, Restek Corporation
Dr. Ramkumar Dhandapani holds a PhD in analytical chemistry and has over 23 years of experience in the chromatography industry. Dr. Dhandapani specializes in method development, validation, and troubleshooting of chromatography methods. He has developed numerous regulatory-compliant methods across diverse sectors, including environmental analysis, food quality and safety, pharmaceutical, fuels, and chemical industries.
