Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany).
1) Critical results with respect to
ARfD utilisation >100% (NOVEMBER 2024)
Product | Active | Utilisation ARfD [%]* |
Origin |
Apples |
Acetamiprid | 259 | Italy |
Acetamiprid | 134 | Italy | |
Acetamiprid | 134 | Italy | |
Acetamiprid | 106 | France | |
Table grapes |
Acetamiprid | 130 | Peru |
The ARfD for Acetamiprid was reduced recently. (See AGROLAB RADAR November)
© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 100% and above a product is no longer marketable!
2) Critical results with respect to
max. residue level (MRL) utilization ≥200% (NOVEMBER 2024)
Product | Active | Utilisation MRL [%]* |
Origin |
Chili | Methomyl | 210 | unknown |
Spirotetramate-ketohydroxy | 210 | unknown | |
Clementines |
Spirotetramate-enol-glucosie | 530 | Spain |
Kale | Fluazifop (after hydrolysis) | 1.000 |
Germany |
Prosulfocarb | 680 | Germany | |
Potatoes | Imazalil | 500 | unknown |
Trinexapac | 250 | Germany | |
Radish leaves | Cyantraniliprol | 33.000 (!!!) | unknown |
© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* Please note, that only from a ARfD utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
3) Samples with >5 detected active substances
per sample (NOVEMBER 2024)
Product | Count active substances | Origin |
Apples |
8 | France (2) |
7 | France (2), Italy (3) | |
6 | France (14), Germany (1), Italy (2) | |
5 | France (17), Germany (1), Italy (7), Spain (1), unknown (2) | |
Blackberries | 5 | Serbia |
Cabbage leaves (Kohlrabi) | 6 | Germany |
Cherries, sour |
5 | Hungary |
Chili | 9 | unknown |
Clementines | 6 | Spain |
Dill | 5 | Italy |
Grapefruit | 6 | inknown |
Kale | 5 | Germany |
Lettuce (cut) | 5 | Germany |
Lettuce, Oak leave | 5 | France |
Lettuce, Romain | 6 | Germany |
Parsley, chopped |
6 | France |
5 | France (3) | |
Pears | 7 | France |
5 | France | |
Raspberries | 5 | Serbia |
Strawberries | 7 | Poland |
5 | Poland |
Author: Patrick Pählke, Stefanie Denker (AGROLAB LUFA)