Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 08 March 2021

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.

1) Critical results with respect to max. residue level (MRL) utilization (February 2021)

Product	active substance	utilisation MRL[%]*	Origin
Okra	Fluazifop	3500	no information
Okra	Chlorfenapyr	470	no information
Potatoes	Imazalil	310	Germany
Celery stalks	Linuron	200	no information

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!

2) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilization (February 2021)

Product	active substance	utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Oranges	Imazalil	318	no information
Oranges	Imazalil	172	no information
Oranges	Imazalil	157	no information
Pears	Dodine	117	Italy

© Data from measurements at AGROLAB^GROUP laboratory AGROLAB LUFA GmbH
* With an ARfD value below 100% an acute health risk on a singular intake by a consumer can be excluded.

3) Samples with >5 detected active substances in the sample (February 2021)

Product	count active substances	Origin
Pears	11	Italy
Raspberries¹⁾	8	Serbia
Apples	8	Germany
Strawberries¹⁾	8	no information
Strawberries	7	no information
Apples¹⁾	7	Italy
Lettuce	7	Italy
Rocket salad	7	Italy
Spring onions	7	Egypt
Apples	7	France
Apples	6	Poland
Lettuce	6	Italy
Oranges¹⁾	6	no information
Romaine lettuce	6	France
Pears	6	Italy
Apples	6	Germany
Celery stalks¹⁾	6	no information
Red currants	6	Poland
Raspberries¹⁾	6	Serbia
Apples	6	Italy
Apples¹⁾	6	France
Pears	6	Belgium

¹⁾ two or more samples

Author: Dr. Katja Fuchs, Stefanie Denker

Laboratory service

We are only satisfied when you are! The relentless commitment to delivering reliable and timely results is what distinguishes AGROLAB's laboratories. Since its founding, AGROLAB has stood for excellent service in analysis.