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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

Analysis

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% (APRIL 2023)

 

Product Active Utilisation
MRL [%]*		 Origin
Asparagus Fludioxonil 460 Greece
Horseradish Trinexapac 3000 unknown
Trinexapac 960 unknown
Pomelos Sum BAC (C8. C10. C12. C14. C16. C18)   1400 unknown

© 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% (APRIL 2023)

Product

Active substance

Utilisation

ARfD [%]*

Origin

no notifications

 

© 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 (APRIL 2023)

Product Count active substances Origin
Apples 8 France
7
7
Apricots 8 Hungary
Currant, red 14 Netherlands
Lettuce 7 France
Lime 7 Brazil
Pears 12 Italy
Strawberries 10 Poland
7
 
© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

Author: Stefanie Denker (AGROLAB LUFA)