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In July, EFSA published its 2016 report on pesticide residues in food.<\/p>\n
Results of monitoring programmes (European Union Coordinated Control Programme (EUCP) + national programmes):<\/strong><\/p>\n A total of 84,657 samples were analysed and 791 pesticides and metabolites tested for. In general, the matrices showing the most non-compliance were: For processed products: Results of the 2016 European Union Coordinated Control Programme (EUCP):<\/strong><\/p>\n A total of 12,168 samples were analysed and 165 pesticides tested for in 11 food products (apples, head cabbage, leek, lettuce, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, rye, wine, cow’s milk and pig fat). The non-compliance rate increased compared to the 2015 results, explained by the high number of exceedances concerning chlorpyrifos, an active substance for which MRLs were lowered for many crops in 2016.<\/p>\n The pesticides most frequently quantified in plant products<\/span> are bromide ions, boscalid, fludioxonil, fluopyram, cyprodinil, pyraclostrobin, tebuconazole, dithiocarbamates, dithianon, chlormequat, mepiquat and glyphosate.<\/p>\n Pesticides most frequently quantified by plant matrix<\/span> analysed:
\n– 96.2%<\/strong> of samples analysed under the European pesticide monitoring programme in food were within MRLs, with 50.7% free of quantifiable residues.
\n– 3.8%<\/strong> of samples exceeded the MRLs (2.2% were considered non-compliant taking into account measurement uncertainty).
\nThe overall compliance rate is slightly lower than the previous year (97.2%), but the difference is mainly explained by the presence of chlorate residues, a compound taken into account for the first time in 2016 in control programmes accompanying ongoing work to determine maximum residue levels.<\/p>\n
\nFor unprocessed products:
\n– Basil and edible flowers (36.9%)
\n– Watercress (33.3%)
\n– Passion fruit (24.3%)
\n– Teas (23.9%)<\/p>\n
\n– Vine leaves (72.5%)
\n– Goat’s milk (33.3%)
\n– Teas (21.1%)
\n– Tomatoes (12%)<\/p>\n
\n– 98.3%<\/strong> of samples analysed were within MRLs, with 52.3% free of quantifiable residues.
\n– 1.7%<\/strong> of samples exceeded the MRLs (0.9% were considered non-compliant taking into account measurement uncertainty).<\/p>\n
\n– Apples (captan, boscalid, dithianon, fludioxonil, pyraclostrobin, dithiocarbamates and dodine).
\n– Head cabbage (difenoconazole, azoxystrobin, boscalid, thiamethoxam and thiacloprid).
\n– Leeks (dithiocarbamates, tebuconazole, boscalid, azoxystrobin and difenoconazole).
\n– Lettuce (bromide ions, boscalid, imidacloprid, propamocarb, dithiocarbamates).
\n– Peaches (tebuconazole, fludioxonil, dithiocarbamates, boscalid, etofenprox, spinosad and fluopyram).
\n– Strawberries (cyprodinil, fludioxonil, boscalid, fluopyram, fenhexamid, trifloxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, captan, azoxystrobin, myclobutanil, thiacloprid and spinosad).
\n– Tomatoes (bromide ions, fluopyram, dithiocarbamates, spiromesifen, chlorantraniliprole, boscalid and acetamiprid).
\n– Rye (chlormequat, mepiquat, pirimiphos-methyl and glyphosate).
\n– Wine (metalaxyl, dimethomorph, folpet, boscalid, fenhexamid, methoxyfenozide, iprovalicarb and pyrimethanil).<\/p>\n