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Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

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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 (September 2022)

Product

active substance

utilisation MRL [%]*

Origin

Carrots

Icaridin (Picaridin)

390

Germany

Cauliflower

Sum Flonicamid, TFNG & TFNA 

363

France

Onions

Chlorpropham

240

Germany

Parsnips

1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene

300

Netherlands

Potatoes

Haloxyfop (freie Säure) 

680

Germany

Pumpkin

Sum Heptachlor, -epoxid (cis+trans)          

2.020

France

Red cabbage

Fluazifop (after hydrolysis) 

3.600

Austria

© Data from measurements at 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 (September 2022)

Product

active substance

utilization ARfD [%]*

Origin

Apples

Phosmet

154

France

129

Brazil

Peaches

Phosmet

3.991

France

2.186

France

© 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.
 

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

Product

count active substances

Origin

Apples

12

Brazil

6

France

Apricots

7

Serbia

6

Italy

Basil

7

Kenya

Chives

9

Germany

Mandarines

8

South Africa

Nectarines

6

France

Parsley

7

France

6

6

Germany

Peaches

7

unknown

6

France

Pears

8

France

Raspberries

11

unknown

8

Serbia

7

6

Red currant

6

Germany

Strawberries

6

Poland

Table grapes

6

France

6

Germany

Tangerines

6

unknown

© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH  

Authors: Patrick Pählke,  Dr. Frank Mörsberger