For Charley Schmidt, the task was not just to stay in pesticide compliance, but to do so economically and efficiently with sources that span six continents. As director of regulatory and quality systems for ATYS-US (Brecksville, Ohio), which provides high quality fruit preparations to American and Canadian food manufacturers, he was responsible for quick and accurate pesticide testing of fruit prior to shipment.
In his role, Schmidt also dealt with European pesticide compliance issues for his parent company, the ATYS Group, a world leader in fruit preparations for the food industry. European standards require lower pesticide detection levels than the U.S., as well as testing for heavy metals and other contaminants.