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A recent study reveals that pesticide residues in herbs have a low transfer rate to herbal infusions, ensuring safer consumption of these products. The validated analytical method used in the study provides valuable insights into the levels of pesticide residues in herbs and their limited presence in the resulting infusions.

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Researchers have introduced MCnebula, a new framework for untargeted LC–MS/MS data analysis. MCnebula focuses on critical chemical classes and utilizes visualization techniques to streamline the analysis process, enabling efficient pathway analysis, biomarker discovery, and classification of unknown compounds beyond the limits of spectral libraries.

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In a presentation at HPLC 2023, Kevin Pagel of Freie Universität in Berlin, Germany described methods he has found most effective for better understanding the roles of glycans and glycoconjugates in biological processes.