Analytics

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 (November 2021)

 

Product

active substance

utilisation MRL[%]*

Origin

Table grapes

Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside  +)

2500

Italy

Dates

Chlorpyriphos

1930

unknown

Dates

Fenbutatin oxide

1840

unknown

Table grapes

Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside  +)

950

Greece

Peas without pods (fresh)

Chlorthalonil

790

Kenya

Dates

Azoxystrobin

700

unknown

Apples

Prosulfocarb ++)

640

Germany

Dates

Tebufenozid

560

unknown

Peas without pods (fresh)

Acephate

460

unknown

Potatoes

Chlormequatchlorid

450

Germany

Peas without pods (fresh)

Chlorthalonil

390

Peru

Navets

Chlorpyriphos

360

France

Apples

Prosulfocarb  ++)

350

Germany

Navets

Chlorfenvinphos

330

France

Clementines

Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside  +)

330

Spain

Peas without pods (fresh)

Acephate

300

unknown

Black berries

Dithiocarbamate

260

Serbia

Navets

Chlorpyriphos

250

unknown

Table grapes

Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside  +)

240

Peru

Table grapes

Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside  +)

220

Peru

Apples

Prosulfocarb

210

Germany

Apples

Chlorpyriphos

200

Italy

Apples

Prosulfocarb

200

Germany

Pomegranate

Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside  +)

200

Turkey

 © Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH.

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
+) not regulated metabolite
++) no direct application in this crop, but cross-contamination by drift from neighboring plot.

2) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilization (November 2021)

 

Product

active substance

utilization ARfD [%]*

Origin

Apples

Sum of Captan and THPI          

201

Italy

Schnittlauch

Thiacloprid

199

Kenya

Apples

Sum of Captan and THPI          

122

Italy

© 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 (November 2021)

 

Product

count active substances

Origin

Apples

11

Italy

Chive

10

Kenya

Apples

9

France

Apples

8

Germany

Apples

8

France

Dates

7

unknown

Pears

7

France

Apples

7

Germany

Apples

7

Italy

Sour cherries

7

Hungary

Apples

7

France

Black currant

7

Poland

Apples

6

Germany

Oranges

6

South Africa

Apples

6

France

Celery

6

France

Apples

6

Italy

Clementines

6

Morocco

Limes

6

Mexico

Lemons

6

Turkey

Table grapes

6

Peru

 

© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Stefanie Denker