Analytics

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 (April 2021)

Product

active substance

utilisation MRL[%]*

Origin

Oranges

Chlorpyriphos

600

unknown

Asparagus

Sum Fosetyl. phosphonic acid and its salts

491

Germany

Apples

Prosulfocarb

350

France

Parsley

Oxadixyl

230

France

 

© Data from measurements at AGROLABGROUP laboratory 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 utilization (April 2021)

 

Product

active substance

utilization ARfD [%]*

Origin

Apples

Summe aus Captan und THPI

101

Germany

 

© Data from measurements at AGROLABGROUP laboratory 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 (April 2021)

 

Product

count active substances

Origin

Pears

9

Italy

Apples

7

Italy

Apples

7

no information

Pears

7

no information

Pears

7

no information

Onions

7

France

Tomatoes

7

no information

Apples

6

Germany

Apples

6

Italy

Apricots

6

Hungary

Pears

6

no information

Pears

6

no information

Pears

6

no information

Strawberries

6

no information

Lettuce

6

no information

Rocket

6

Italy

Sweet cherries

6

Switzerland

Table grapes

6

no information

Tomatoes

6

Italy

Lemons

6

no information

1) several samples

 

© Data from measurements at AGROLABGROUP laboratory AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

 

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Christine Abeln