Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 06 May 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 (April 2022)

Product	active substance	utilisation MRL[%]*	Origin
Parsnips	Linuron	8.300 (!)	Austria
Strawberries	Oxamyl	300	Egypt
Spinach	Isoxadifen-ethyl	270	unknown
Runner beans	Propiconazole	270	unknown

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 200% and above a product is no longer marketable!
⁺⁾not regulated metabolite

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

Product	active substance	utilization ARfD [%]*	Origin
Peaches	Nicotine	202	unknown
Pineapples	Ethephon	168	unknown
Parsnips	Linuron	100	Austria

© 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 (April 2022)

Product	count active substances	Origin
Blackberries	9	Serbia
Raspberries	7	Serbia
Grapes	7	India
Pomelo	7	probably China
Red currant	7	Poland
Celery root	6	unknown
Apples	6	Germany
Papaya	6	probably China
Pears	6	Netherlands
Pomelo	6	unknown
Bananas	6	Costa Rica
Sour cherries	6	Poland

Authors: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, Annika Luderer

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