Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 07 May 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 (April 2021)

Product	active substance	utilisation MRL[%]*		Origin
Oranges	Chlorpyriphos		600	unknown
Asparagus	Sum Fosetyl. phosphonic acid and its salts		491	Germany
Apples	Prosulfocarb		350	France
Parsley	Oxadixyl		230	France

* 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 (April 2021)

Product	active substance	utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Apples	Summe aus Captan und THPI	101	Germany

© 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 (April 2021)

Product	count active substances	Origin
Pears	9	Italy
Apples	7	Italy
Apples	7	no information
Pears	7	no information
Pears	7	no information
Onions	7	France
Tomatoes	7	no information
Apples	6	Germany
Apples	6	Italy
Apricots	6	Hungary
Pears	6	no information
Pears	6	no information
Pears	6	no information
Strawberries	6	no information
Lettuce	6	no information
Rocket	6	Italy
Sweet cherries	6	Switzerland
Table grapes	6	no information
Tomatoes	6	Italy
Lemons	6	no information

¹⁾ several samples

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Christine Abeln

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.