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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

Analytik

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% (JANUARy 2023)

Product

Active substance

Utilisation
MRL [%]*

Origin
Spinach Pyraclostrobin 200 Denmark

 

© 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% (JANAUARY 2023)

Product

Active substance

Utilisation

ARfD [%]*

Origin

Oranges

Cypermethrine

114

unknown

Savoy cabbage

Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA

115

unknown

 

© 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 (January 2023)

Product

Count active substances

Origin

Apples

 

 

  

9

France

8

Spain

7

Italy
Spain
6   France
 Italy
 Spain
 Apricots

10

Hungary

Carrots

7

Germany

Cucumbers

8

unknown

Iceberg salad

7

Spain

Strawberries

7

Poland

6

Poland

Tangerines

6

Morocco
 
© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

Author:  Annika Luderer (AGROLAB LUFA)