RQA Partnership Offers TRAC System

DARIEN, IL. – RQA, Inc. recently announced a strategic business alliance with Eurofins GeneScan, Copesan and the Illinois Crop Improvement Association to offer The TRAC© System.

Jerry Mithen, RQA’s Vice President, Manufacturing Services, states “The Consortium of members who are the active participants in The TRAC© System is providing the most comprehensive and cost effective system for monitoring, testing and tracking residues and contaminants in agricultural commodities. The TRAC© System assures the client that commodities from seed or animal stock meet the customers’ specifications and fall within the Government tolerances and are correctly insured against illegal product residues.”

The TRAC© System provides independent and cost effective sampling of product throughout the supply chain; testing at internationally recognized laboratories; monitoring or inspection of activities or processes; organization and storage of test results and documentation on a proprietary, secure web site. “Traceability can equate to many thousands of records per year for one company”, said Mithen. “TRAC offers a comprehensive, transparent source of information that may be used to verify residue and contaminant levels, provide Certificates of Compliance to customers and support obtaining Contaminated Product Insurance coverage.”

Founded in 1989, RQA, Inc. is a leading provider of consumer research, product development, quality assurance, crisis management and in-market optimization services to the worldwide consumer products industry. RQA is headquartered in Darien, IL, with offices in Phoenix, New York, Toronto, Panama, London, Sydney, and Hong Kong.

For further information on The TRAC© System, contact Jerry Mithen at 630-512-0011 ext. 300, or manufacturing@rqa-inc.com.