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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% (January 2025)
| Product | Active | Utilisation ARfD [%]* |
Origin |
| Apples | Acetamiprid | 216 | Italy |
| Grapefruits | Acetamiprid | 137 | Unknown |
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% (January 2025)
| Product | Active | Utilisation MRL [%]* |
Origin |
| Apples | Methoxyfenozide | 260 | Germany |
© 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 (January 2025)
| Product | Count active substances | Origin |
| Apples |
9 | Belgium |
| 8 | France (1), Germany (1) | |
| 7 | Germany (2) | |
| 6 | France (5), Germany (1) | |
| 5 | France (7), Germany (1), Italy (3) | |
| Basil | 7 | Germany |
| 6 |
Germany | |
| Carrots | 5 | France |
| Cress | 5 | Germany |
| Cucumbers | 7 | Spain |
| Grapefruits | 8 | Unknown |
| 5 | Unknown | |
| Lettuce, (under glass 1.10.-31.3.) |
6 | Germany (2) |
| 5 | Germany (2) | |
| Oranges | 6 | Spain |
| Parsley | 8 |
Italy |
| 6 | Germany | |
| 5 | Germany | |
| Peaches | 6 | South Africa |
| Pears | 5 | Spain |
| Radicchio | 7 | Unknown |
| Raspberries | 9 | Spain |
| Sour cherries | 5 | Hungary |
| Strawberries | 12 (!) |
Poland |
| 8 | Spain | |
| Sweet cherries | 6 | Chile |
Author: Patrick Pählke (AGROLAB LUFA)
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