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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA

Analysis

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany).

 

1) Critical results with respect to max. residue level (MRL) utilization ≥200% (02/2024)     

Product

Active

Utilisation
MRL [%]*

Origin
Blackberries Cyantraniliprol 860 Mexico
Carrots Cyazofamide 200 France
Clementines Chlorpyriphos 1.500 Italy
Kale Trinexapac 2.500 (!) France
Fludioxonil 950 France
lambda-cyhalothrine 550 France
Cyprodinil 290 France

© 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% (02/ 2024)

Product

Active substance

Utilisation

ARfD [%]*

Origin
Apples Pirimicarb 248 Italy
Pirimicarb 140 Italy
Honey melon Imazalil 182 Brazil
Lemons Pirimicarb 267 Germany
© 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
(02/ 2024)

Product Count active substances Origin
Apples 10 Italy
9 Italy
7 France (1), Italy (1)
6 France (1), Germany (1), Italy (1), Spain (1)
5 France (1), Germany (1), Italy (1), unknown (1)
Apricots 6 Hungary 
Carrots 6 France
Kale 7 France
Oak leave salad (open field 1.10 - 31.3.) 6 France
Raspberries 7 Serbia (2)

6

 unknown
Rocket salat (open field 1.10 - 31.3.) 8 Italy
Sour cherries 6 Hungary
Strawberries 8 Poland
Tomatoes 7 Morocco
© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

Author: Patrick Pählke (AGROLAB LUFA)