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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA

Analysis

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany).

 

1) Critical results with respect to
ARfD utilisation >100% (OCTOBER 2024)

Product Active Utilisation
ARfD [%]*		 Origin
Apples

 Acetamiprid 216 Italy
Acetamiprid 155 Italy
Acetamiprid 114 Italy
Sum Captan & THPI 130 France
Pears lambda-Cyhalothrin 147 Chile

© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

* Please note, that only from a MRL utilization of 100% and above a product is no longer marketable! 

2) Critical results with respect to
max. residue level (MRL) utilization ≥200% (OCTOBER 2024) 

Product Active Utilisation
MRL [%]*		 Origin
Blackberries Cyantraniliprol 870 Serbia
Celeriac leaves Sum  Folpet & Phthalimid 257 Germany
Raspberries Sum Propamocarb and its salts 450 Serbia

© Data from measurements of AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

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

3) Samples with >5 detected active substances
per sample (OCTOBER 2024)

Product Count active substances Origin
Apples

 7 Chile
6 France (7), Germany (3)
5 Chile (2), France (7), Germany (6), Italy (1)
Bell pepper 5 unknown
Blackberries 8 Serbia
Broccoli 5 Germany (2)
Cucumbers 6 Netherlands
Kohlrabi leaves  9 Germany
6 Germany
Lettuce (greenhouse 1.4.-30.9.) 5 Belgium
Melons 6 France
Parsley 8 France
7 France (2)
Pears 6 France (3), Germany (2)
5 France (2), unknown (2)
Plums 6 Germany
Raspberries 8 Serbia
5 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Red currant 11 (!) unknown
8 Germany
Rocket salad (1.04.-30.09.) 7 Germany
6 Germany
5 Germany
Romaine Lettuce (open air, 1.4-30.9.) 6 Germany
Savoy cabbage 6 Austria
Strawberries 9 Germany
7 Germany (2)
6 Poland
Sweet cherries 5 Denmark
Table grapes 5 Spain
Tomatoes 5 Netherlands
© Data from measurements at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH

 

Author: Patrick Pählke (AGROLAB LUFA)