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Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany).
November 2025
1) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilisation >100%
| Product: | Active: | Utilisation ARfD value [%] | Origin: |
| Carrots | Acetamiprid | 520 | Germany |
| Clementines | Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA | 132 | France |
| Mandarines | Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA | 178 | France |
| 106 | France | ||
| Table grapes | Ethephon | 160 | Peru |
© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 100% and above a product is no longer marketable!
2) Critical results with respect to max. residue level (MRL) utilization ≥200%
| Product | Active | Utilisation MRL [%] | Origin |
| Apples | Prosulfocarb | 640 | Germany |
| 510 | Germany | ||
| 370 | Germany | ||
| 250 | Germany | ||
| Broccoli | Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA | 993 (!) | Unknown |
| Carrots | Acibenzolar-S-Methyl (after hydrolysis) | 340 | Germany |
| Nicotine | 280 | Germany | |
| Clementines | Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA | 372 | France |
| Lettuce | Fosetyl-Aluminium | 3000 (!) | France |
| Kohlrabi leaves | lambda-Cyhalothrin | 510 | Italy |
| Mandarines | Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA | 501 | France |
| Oranges | Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA | 317 | France |
© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* Please note, that only from a ARfD utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
3) Samples with ≥5 detected active substances per sample
| Product | Count active substances | Origin |
| Apples | 10 (!) | France |
| 9 | Germany (1), Italy (1) | |
| 8 | Germany (1), Italy (2) | |
| 7 | France (1), Germany (2), Italy (1) | |
| 6 | France (9), Germany (5), Italy (4) | |
| 5 | Denmark (1), France (15) (!), Germany (11) (!), Italy (8), Spain (1) | |
| Apricots | 7 | Moldova |
| 6 | Unknown | |
| Basil | 5 | unknown (11) (!) |
| Blueberries | 5 | Peru |
| Carrots | 5 | France (1), Germany (1) |
| Celeriac, root | 6 | Germany |
| Celeriac stalk | 6 | France |
| Cherries, sour | 11 | Hungary |
| 8 | Hungary | |
| 7 | Hungary | |
| Currants, black | 9 | Poland |
| 5 | Poland | |
| Currants, red | 5 | Germany |
| Dill | 6 | unknown |
| Lettuce | 10 (!) | France |
| 5 | Germany | |
| Parsley | 6 | France |
| Pears | 11 (!) | Italy |
| 6 | Germany | |
| 5 | France (1), Germany (1) | |
| Raspberries | 8 | Morocco |
| 7 | Serbia | |
| 6 | Serbia (3) | |
| Rocket salad | 6 | Germany |
| Roman lettuce | 7 | unknown |
| Strawberries | 8 | Germany |
| 6 | Germany | |
| Table grapes |
10 (!) | Italy |
| 8 | Italy | |
| 6 | Peru | |
| Zucchini | 5 | Italy |
Author: Patrick Pählke AGROLAB LUFA, expert plant protection; supported by Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Chief Editor AGROLAB Radar
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