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 (Sept. 2021)

 

Product

active substance

utilisation MRL[%]*

Origin

Lemons

2,4-D (free acid)

1100

South Africa

Lettuce ( Lollo)

Pirimicarb-desmethyl**

570

Germany

Pineapples

Piperonylbutoxide

5000

unknown

Pomegranate

Acetamiprid

370

unknown

Rosmary

Isopyrazam

320

Germany

Sour cherries

Iprodion

290

unknown

Sour cherries

2-Phenylphenol

190

unknown

Strawberries

Chlorpyriphos

260

Serbia

 

© Data from measurements at AGROLABGROUP laboratory AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
**not regulated metabolite

2) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilisation (Sept. 2021)

 

Product

active substance

utilization ARfD [%]*

Origin

Apples

Sum of Captan and THPI   

223

Germany

191

183

182

165

160

151

150

142

139

136

124

121

116

113

110

107

102

Pineapple

Ethephon

364

unknown

Pomegranate

Thiabendazole

140

Argentina


© Data from measurements at AGROLABGROUP laboratory 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 (Sept. 2021)

 

Product

count active substances

Origin

Savoy cabbage

7

Germany

6

unknown

 

© Data from measurements at AGROLABGROUP laboratory AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

 

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Annika Luderer