Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany).
September 2026
1) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilisation >100%
No results
© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* Please note, that only from an ARfD utilisation of 100% and above a product may pose an acute health risk!
2) Critical results with respect to max. residue level (MRL) utilization ≥200%
| Product | Active | Utilisation MRL [%] | Origin |
| Apples | Bifenthrin | 250 | Chili |
| Asparagus | Sum Halauxifen | 210 | No information |
| Cauliflower | Sum Flonicamid, TFNG and TFNA | 947 | Germany |
| Pears | Mandestrobine | 4000 (!) | France |
© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* Please note, that only from an MRL utilization of 100% and above a product is no longer marketable!
3) Samples with ≥5 detected active substances per sample
| Product | Count active substances | Origin |
| Apples | 8 | France |
| 7 | France (2) | |
| 6 | Chile (2), France (6), Germany (3) | |
| 5 | Chile(2), France (7), Germany (5), Italy (1) | |
| Apricots | 7 | Serbia |
| Bananas | 5 | Ecuador |
| Celery stalks | 5 | France |
| Kohlrabi leaves | 7 | Germany |
| Lamb’s lettuce | 6 | Italy |
| Mandarins | 6 | South Africa |
| Nectarines | 6 | France |
| 5 | France | |
| Pears | 6 | France (2) |
| 5 | France | |
| Red currant | 7 | Germany |
| Table raisins | 6 | France |
© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
Author: Patrick Pählke, AGROLAB LUFA
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