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)
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