Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

Analysis

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.

 

1) Critical results with respect to max. residue level (MRL) utilization ≥200% (OCTOber 2023)

 

                
Product Active Utilisation
MRL [%]*		 Origin
Onions Chlorpropham 610 Germany
Apples Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside    350 Germany
Strawberries Propargit 260 Poland
Parsley Aclonifen 250 France
Apples Icaridin (Picaridin) 220 France

© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!

2) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilisation >100% (OCTOBER 2023)

Product

Active substance

Utilisation

ARfD [%]*

Origin
 
There were no exceedances to report in October.

 

© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

* With an ARfD value below 100% an acute health risk on a singular intake by a consumer can be excluded.

3) Samples with >5 detected active substances in the sample (OCTOBER 2023)

Product Count active substances Origin
Apples 8 France (3)
7 France (6), Germany (1)
6 France (13), Germany (1), Poland (1)
5 Chile (5), France (17), Germany (2), unknown (1)
Apricot 8 Greece (1), Hungary (1)
5 Hungary
Black currant 5 Poland
Carrots 7 France
5 France (2)
Celery stalk 5 Germany
Grapes 7 France (1), Turkey (1)
6 Italy (2)
5 France (2)
Lemons 8 South Africa
Mandarins 6 Chile (1), South Africa (1)
5 Spain
Nectarines 7 Italy
5 Spain
Onions 5 Germany
Parsley 7 France (3)
5 France
Pears 6 France (2)
5 France (4)
Raspberries 6 Serbia (2)
5 Serbia
Red currant 6 Germany
Salad 5 France
Savoy cabbage 6 Germany
Scallions 5 Germany
Sour cherries 7 Hungary
Strawberries 10 Poland
7 Poland
6 Poland
5 Poland (1), unknown (1)
© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

Author: Stefanie Denker  (AGROLAB LUFA)