Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB laboratories

: Published: 03 April 2023

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 ≥200% (March 2023)

Product	Active substance	Utilisation MRL [%]*	Origin
Grapefruits	Sum DDAC (C8,C10,C12)	730	unknown

* 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 utilisation >100% (MARCH 2023)

Product

Active substance

Utilisation

ARfD [%]*

Origin

Lemons

Imazalil

198,8

Turkey

* 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 (MARCH 2023)

Product	Count active substances	Origin
Apples	9	France
	6	France
	6	Italy (2)
Apricots	7	Hungary (2)
Carrots	6	France
Corn salad	9	Belgium
Cucumbers	7	Spain
Cucumbers	6	Spain
Lettuce	6	Belgium
Lettuce	6	unknown
Pomelo	8	unknown
Strawberries	9	Poland
	7	Greece
	6	Poland

Author: Stefanie Denker (AGROLAB LUFA)

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