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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).
June 2025
1) Critical results with respect to
ARfD utilisation >100%
| Product: | Active: | Utilisation ARfD value [%] | Origin: |
| Apples | Acetamiprid | 138 | Italy |
| Cherries, sweet | Lambda-Cyhalothrin | 112,5 | France |
| Kohlrabi leaves | Nicotine | 115,5 | France |
| Lettuce open air, 01.04-30.09. |
Acetamiprid | 175 | unknown |
| Lollo salad open air, 01.04-30.09. |
Pirimicarb | 358 | Germany |
| Melons, Honeydew | Sum Flonicamide, TFNG and TFNA | 354 | Greece |
| Oranges | Lambda-Cyhalothrin | 191 | Egypt |
| Radish leaves, small | Nicotine | 137,5 | Germany |
| Table grapes | Acetamiprid | 160 | Chile |
© 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%
| Product | Active | Utilisation MRL [%] | Origin |
| Blueberries | Sum Flonicamide, TFNG and TFNA | 205 | Germany |
| Cherries, sweet | Deltamethrin | 251 | France |
| Horseradish | Flutriafol | 2.000 (!) | South Africa |
| Kohrabi Leaves | Nicotine | 210 | France |
| Radish leaves, small | Nicotine | 250 | 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
| Product | Count active substances | Origin |
| Apples | 8 | Italy |
| 5 | Chile (1), Germany (3), unknown (1) | |
| Apricots | 7 | Hungary (1), unknown (1) |
| 6 | France (4) | |
| 5 | France (3), Hungary (1) | |
| Blackberries | 7 | Germany |
| 5 | Germany | |
| Blueberries | 6 | Germany |
| 5 | Germany (2) | |
| Cherries, sweet | 10 (!) | Germany |
| 9 | France (2) | |
| 8 | France (1), Germany (1) | |
| 7 | France (3), Germany (1) | |
| 6 | France (6), Germany (1) | |
| 5 | France (4), Germany (10), Greece (1), Italy (1), Spain (2) Turkey (1) | |
| Currants, red | 7 | Germany (3) |
| 5 | Germany | |
| Gooseberries | 7 | Germany (2) |
| 6 | Germany | |
| 5 | Germany | |
| Kohlrabi leaves | 7 | France (2) |
| Lettuce Lollo, open air, 01.04-30.09. |
6 | Germany (2), Unknown (1) |
| 5 | unknown (2) | |
| Lettuce oak leaf, open air, 01.04-30.09. |
5 | Unknown |
| Melons, Honeydew | 7 | Greece |
| 6 | Spain | |
| Melons | 5 | France (2) |
| Nectarines | 6 | France |
| 5 | France | |
| Oranges | 5 | Egypt |
| Peaches | 6 | France |
| Pears | 5 | Netherlands |
| Raspberries | 7 | Serbia |
| 6 | Serbia | |
| 5 | Unknown | |
| Rocket Salad open air, 01.04-30.09. |
6 | Germany |
| Rosemary | 8 | Germany |
| Strawberries | 8 | Germany |
| 7 | Austria (1), Germany (1), Spain (1) | |
| 6 | Austria (1), France (1), Germany (1), Poland (1) | |
| 5 | Germany (3), Poland (1) |
Author: Patrick Pählke, AGROLAB LUFA, customer service
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