Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 06 March 2022

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 (February 2022)

Product	active substance	utilisation MRL[%]*	Origin
Celery	1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene	2600 !	France
Celery	1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene	2100 !	France
Leak	Haloxyfop (freie Säure)	1100 !	Netherlands
Celery	Chlorpropham	780	France
Kiwi	Nicotine	710	France
Celery	Chlorpropham	660	France
Table grapes	Sum Carbofuran and 3-Hydroxi-carbofuran	550	Peru
Apricots	Sum Phosmet and Phosmet-oxon	280	Hungary
Pineapple	Ethephon	280	unknown
Oranges	Spirotetramate-enol-glucoside⁺⁾	250	unknown
Sweet cherries	Spirotetramate-monohydroxy ⁺⁾	250	Chile
Champignons	Fluopyram	250	France
Strawberries	Buprofezin	230	Poland
Mandarines	Spirotetramate-enol-glucoside ⁺⁾	230	Spain
Table grapes	Spirotetramate-enol-glucoside ⁺⁾	210	Peru
Potatoes	Imazalil	190	Germany
Onions	Chlorpropham	190	Germany

* 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 (February 2022)

Product	active substance	utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Pineapples	Ethephon	1133 !	unknown
Pineapples	Ethephon	729	unknown
Kiwis	Nicotine	552	France
Table grapes	Sum Carbofuran and 3-Hydroxycarbofuran	535	Peru
Grapefruits	Imazalil	345	Turkey
Oranges	Imazalil	154	Spain
Table grapes	Ethephon	112	South Africa

© 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 (February 2022)

Product	count active substances	Origin
Sprouts	12	France
Apples	9	Spain
Apples	9	France
Lettuce (open land 1.10-31.3)	8	Italy
Apples	8	France
Strawberries	7	Poland
Lettuces	7	unknown
Apricot	7	Greece
Apples	7	Italy
Apples	6	France
Apples	6	Italy
Cucumbers	6	Spain
Apples	6	Germany
Grapefruits	6	Turkey
Clementines	6	Morocco
Red currant	6	Poland

Authors: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Annika Luderer

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