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 ≥200% (OCTOber 2023)
| Product | Active | Utilisation MRL [%]* |
Origin |
| Onions | Chlorpropham | 610 | Germany |
| Apples | Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside | 350 | Germany |
| Strawberries | Propargit | 260 | Poland |
| Parsley | Aclonifen | 250 | France |
| Apples | Icaridin (Picaridin) | 220 | France |
© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
2) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilisation >100% (OCTOBER 2023)
|
Product |
Active substance |
Utilisation ARfD [%]* |
Origin |
© Data from measurements of 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 2023)
| Product | Count active substances | Origin |
| Apples | 8 | France (3) |
| 7 | France (6), Germany (1) | |
| 6 | France (13), Germany (1), Poland (1) | |
| 5 | Chile (5), France (17), Germany (2), unknown (1) | |
| Apricot | 8 | Greece (1), Hungary (1) |
| 5 | Hungary | |
| Black currant | 5 | Poland |
| Carrots | 7 | France |
| 5 | France (2) | |
| Celery stalk | 5 | Germany |
| Grapes | 7 | France (1), Turkey (1) |
| 6 | Italy (2) | |
| 5 | France (2) | |
| Lemons | 8 | South Africa |
| Mandarins | 6 | Chile (1), South Africa (1) |
| 5 | Spain | |
| Nectarines | 7 | Italy |
| 5 | Spain | |
| Onions | 5 | Germany |
| Parsley | 7 | France (3) |
| 5 | France | |
| Pears | 6 | France (2) |
| 5 | France (4) | |
| Raspberries | 6 | Serbia (2) |
| 5 | Serbia | |
| Red currant | 6 | Germany |
| Salad | 5 | France |
| Savoy cabbage | 6 | Germany |
| Scallions | 5 | Germany |
| Sour cherries | 7 | Hungary |
| Strawberries | 10 | Poland |
| 7 | Poland | |
| 6 | Poland | |
| 5 | Poland (1), unknown (1) |
Author: Stefanie Denker (AGROLAB LUFA)
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