Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 04 November 2021

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 (October 2021)

Product	active substance	utilisation MRL[%]*	Origin
Oakleaf lettuce	Pirimicarb-desmethyl⁺⁾	2100	Germany
Bush beans	Haloxyfop (free acid)	2000	Switzerland
Bush beans	Haloxyfop (free acid)	1700	Switzerland
Mint	Pirimicarb-desmethyl⁺⁾	1600	Germany
Celery	Linuron	1200	France
Mint	Sum Pyridate, CL 9673	970	Germany
Celery	1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene	920	France
Black berries	Iprodion	820	Serbia
Celery	Aclonifene	490	France
Chinese cabbage	Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	473	Austria
Peas with pods (fresh)	Chlorthalonil	460	unknown
Beetroot	Fluazifop (free acid)	460	Austria
Clementines	2,4-D (free acid)	420	South Africa
Beetroot	Fluazifop (free acid)	410	unknown
Brussel sprouts	Iprodion	310	Switzerland
Celery	Linuron	300	France
Apples	2-Phenylphenol	220	South Africa
Mint	Pirimicarb	212,5	Germany
Potatoes	Chlormequat chloride	210	Germany
Oranges	2,4-D (free acid)	210	South Africa
Oranges	2,4-D (free acid)	200	Zimbabwe

* 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 (October 2021)

Product	active substance	utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Oranges	Imazalil	955	unknown
Oranges	Thiabendazole	650	unknown
Apples	Sum of Captan and THPI	290,5 283 215 183 164 158 138 138 137 128 123 119 115 115 109 108 107 107 104,5 104 101	Germany
	Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	101	Germany
	Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA	101	France

© Data from measurements at 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 (October 2021)

Product	count active substances	Origin
Apples	12	France
Apples	10	France
Table grapes	10	France
Apples	9	France
Mint	9	Germany
Table grapes	9	Turkey
Apples	8	Germany
Apples	8	France
Celery	8	France
Pears	8	France
Raspberries	8	Serbia
Apples	7	Germany
Apples	7	France
Celery	7	France
Oranges	7	South Africa
Pears	7	France
Apples	6	Australia
Apples	6	Chile
Apples	6	Germany
Apples (2)	6	France
Black currant	6	Poland
Brussel sprouts	6	Germany
Celery	6	France
Clementines	6	South Africa
Pears	6	France
Sour cherries	6	Poland

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Annika Luderer

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