FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has purchased seven of the company’s 4000 QTRAP® Systems for the analysis of potential harmful pesticides in the U.S. food supply. These systems will be deployed at FDA field offices in Jefferson, Ark.; Irvine, Calif.; Lenexa, Kan.; Jamaica, NY; Bothell, Wash.; Atlanta, Ga; and College Park, Md. Applied Biosystems will provide training of on-site FDA staff and will work with the technical personnel to validate methods that will be used to monitor pesticide residues at the seven laboratories.
