Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 08 June 2022

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 (May 2022)

Product	active substance	utilisation MRL[%]*	Origin
Pineapple	Piperonylbutoxide	7400 (!)	unknown
Kiwi	Nicotine ¹⁾	710	France
Kiwi	Nicotine ¹⁾	650	France
Endives, broadleaf	Sum Flonicamide, TFNG and TFNA	460	Italy
Red beet with leaves	Sum Fosetyl, Phosphonic acid and its salts	449	Poland
Strawberries	Propargite	350	Poland
Lettuce	Dodin	210	Austria

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
⁺⁾not regulated metabolite

¹⁾ probably contamination at sampling (smoker)

2) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilisation (May 2022)

Product	active substance	utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Kiwis	Nicotine ¹⁾	552	France
Pineapple	Ethephon	324	no information
Pineapple	Ethephon	263	no information
Pineapple	Ethephon	223	no information
Honey melons	Imazalil	218	Peru

© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* With an ARfD value below 100% an acute health risk on a singular intake by a consumer can be excluded.
¹⁾ probably contamination at sampling (smoker)

3) Samples with >5 detected active substances in the sample (May 2022)

Product	count active substances	Origin
Cherries	10	France
Strawberries	9	France
Strawberries	9	Germany
Blackberries	8	Serbia
Cerises	8	France
Lettuce	8	Italy
Pears	8	unknown
Raspberries	8	Serbia
Strawberries	8	Poland
Strawberries	8	Germany
Apples	7	Italy
Raspberries	7	Serbia
Red currant	7	Poland
Strawberries	7	Germany
Strawberries	7	Poland
Strawberries	7	France
Strawberries	7	Germany
Apricots	6	Hungary
Cherries	6	France
Lettuce	6	Belgium
Limes	6	Brazil
Strawberries	6	Germany
Strawberries	6	Morocco
Sauerkirschen	6	Polen

Authors: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Stefanie Denker