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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% (September 2023)

 

                
Product Active Utilisation
MRL [%]*		 Origin
Carrots Icaridin (Picaridin) 400 France
Potatoes Icaridin (Picaridin) 330 France
Blueberries Phosmet 300 Italy

© 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% (SEPTEMBER 2023)

Product

Active substance

Utilisation

ARfD [%]*

Origin
Tomatoes Ethephon 198 Germany
Avocado Prochloraz 137 South Africa
Melons Imazalil 130 Brazil
Savoy  cabbage Sum  Flonicamide, TFNG and TFNA   105 Austria

© 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 (SEPTEMBER 2023)

Product Count active substances Origin
Apples  8 France
7 France (2)
6 France (3), Germany (2)
Apricots 6 France
Blueberries (cultivated) 6 unknown
Carrots 6 France  
Clementines 7 South Africa
Grapes (table grapes) 9 France
8 France
7 France
6 Italy (2)
Grapes (wine grapes) 11 (!) Germany
Maracuja 6 Colombia
Nectarines 7 Italy
6 France
Oak leaf salad 8 Germany
Onions 6 Germany
Peaches 8 France
6 Greece
Raspberries 9 Serbia
7 Serbia
Red Currants 10 (!) unknown
Savoy cabbage 7 Austria
Sour cherries 8 unknown
Strawberries 7 Poland
6 Poland
Tangerines 6 South Africa (2)
© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

Author: Patrick Pählke  (AGROLAB LUFA)