Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 08 February 2022

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 (January 2022)

Product	active substance	utilisation MRL[%]*	Origin
Apples	Trinexapac	4000	Germany
Mint	Pirimicarb-desmethyl ⁺⁾	1600	Germany
Mint	Sum Pyridat, CL 9673	970	Germany
Kiwi	Nicotine ⁺⁺⁾	650	France
Table grapes	Sum Carbofuran, 3-hydroxycarbofuran	550	Peru
Onions	Chlorpropham	410	No information
Table grapes	Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside ⁺⁾	340	Peru
Apples	Prosulfocarb	320	France
Apples	Prosulfocarb	320	France
Plums	Diflubenzuron	320	Bulgaria
Onions	Chlorpropham ⁺⁺⁺⁾	310	No information
Onions	Chlorpropham ⁺⁺⁺⁾	220	Germany
Mint	Pirimicarb	213	Germany
Table grapes	Spirotetramat-enol-glucoside ⁺⁾	210	Peru

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
⁺⁾not regulated metabolite
⁺⁺⁾ Contamination probably due to sampling (smoker).

⁺⁺⁺⁾ Contamination probably due to storage in a former potato warehouse

2) Critical results with respect to ARfD utilisation (January 2022)

Product	active substance	utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Pineapple	Ethephon	769	Cameroon
Table grapes	Sum Carbofuran, 3-Hydroxycarbofuran	535	Peru

© Data from measurements at 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 (January 2022)

Product	count active substances	Origin
Mint	9	Germany
Apples	8	Italy
Apples	7	France
Raspberries	7	Serbia
Apples	6	France
Apples	6	Italy
Apples	6	Germany

Authors: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Annika Luderer

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