Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 02 January 2023

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 (DECEMber 2022)

Product	Active substance	Utilisation MRL[%]*	Origin
Ginger (fresh)	Clothianidin	480	no information
Potatoes	Sum of Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	244	Germany
Potatoes	Sum of Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	220	Germany

* 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 (DECEMber 2022)

Product	Active substance	Utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Potatoes	Sum of Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	135	Germany
Potatoes	Sum of Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	122	Germany
Romaine lettuce	Chlorate	116	Germany
Savoy Cabbage	Sum of Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	137	No information

© 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 (DECEMBER 2022)

Product	Count active substances	Origin
Apples	7	France
	7	Poland
	6	France
Apricots	7	Hungary
Apricots	6	Serbia
Chillies	6	no information
Grapefruits	7	no information
Grapefruits	6	no information
Lettuce	6	Italy
Persil	6	Italy
Raspberries	6	Serbia
Strawberries	7	Poland
Strawberries	6	Poland
Sweet Cherries	7	Switzerland
Sweet Cherries	6	no information

Authors: Patrick Pählke (AGROLAB LUFA), Dr. Frank Mörsberger

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