The review of DGAL’s monitoring and control plans for 2017 was published on 29 October 2018.<\/p>\n
As a reminder, monitoring plans aim to estimate the overall level of contamination of the monitored production through random sampling, while control plans aim to target foodstuffs presenting an increased risk of contamination.<\/p>\n
In 2017, 61,698 samples were taken, of which 60,509 were taken on national territory and 1,189 at import.<\/p>\n
PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n 2017 plans for plant protection product residues in plant primary production:<\/p>\n 1,124 samples were analysed:<\/p>\n – 339 as part of the monitoring plan (edible-skin cucurbits, watercress and late-harvest apples)<\/p>\n – 785 as part of the control plan<\/p>\n For the monitoring plan (random sampling), the non-compliance rate was 13.57% compared with 5.81% in 2016.<\/p>\n For the control plan (targeted sampling to increase the probability of detecting contamination), it was 3.82% compared with 7.20% in 2016.<\/p>\n The non-compliances are due to poor agricultural practices: failure to comply with maximum authorised doses and\/or pre-harvest intervals, use of products not authorised for the crop concerned, cross-contamination via treatment of a neighbouring crop, insufficient sprayer rinsing, and some non-compliances linked to soil persistence of certain products.<\/p>\n The non-compliances identified concern:<\/p>\n – dithiocarbamates on 3 spinach and 1 lettuce samples, with the MRL exceeded in all cases and a possible acute risk in the case of lettuce<\/p>\n – propyzamide with the MRL exceeded on 2 rapeseed samples<\/p>\n – thiamethoxam with the MRL exceeded on aromatic plants (1 cutting celery, 1 parsley and 1 thyme), all originating from Guyana<\/p>\n – chlorpyrifos-ethyl on 1 peach and 1 cutting celery<\/p>\n – flonicamid on 1 lettuce with the MRL exceeded, and on 1 basil and 1 pea. The active substance is not authorised for these uses.<\/p>\n – Dieldrin, prosulfocarb and heptachlor resulting from environmental pollution<\/p>\n PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN<\/strong><\/p>\n 2017 review of monitoring of residues of anabolic substances, banned substances, veterinary medicines and pesticides in animals and products of animal origin:<\/strong><\/p>\n – Cattle sector: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.16% (including 1.19% for antibiotics, 0.37% for NSAIDs, 0.29% for pesticides, 0.21% for glucocorticoids)<\/p>\n – Pig sector: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.10% (including 0.53% for stilbenes, steroids and resorcylic acid lactones; 0.41% for nitroimidazoles and 0.34% for antibiotics)<\/p>\n – Sheep and goat sectors: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.76% (including 12.79% for stilbenes, steroids and resorcylic acid lactones and 0.34% for antibiotics). In reality,<\/p>\n it was the presence of alpha-nandrolone in urine that was detected. This steroid may be present endogenously at varying concentration levels depending on the physiological state of the animal, particularly its gestation status.<\/p>\n – Horse sector: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.32% (including 1.09% for beta-agonists)<\/p>\n – Poultry sector: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.06% (including 1.34% for stilbenes, steroids and resorcylic acid lactones).<\/p>\n – Rabbit, game and honey sectors: Overall non-compliance rate of 0% respectively<\/p>\n – Aquaculture: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.28% (including 0.82% for antibiotics)<\/p>\n – Dairy sector: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.15% (including 0.17% for NSAIDs\u2013antibiotics(microbio)-benzimidazoles).<\/p>\n – Egg sector: Overall non-compliance rate of 0.38% (including 0.70% for anticoccidials and 0.48% for sulphonamides). The hypothesis retained for anticoccidial non-compliances is intake via feed not intended to contain them. Indeed, feed containing anticoccidials can “contaminate”, at the feed manufacturing plant, feed that does not contain them.<\/p>\n 2017 review of monitoring and control of persistent organic pollutants (dioxins, PCBs, PAHs) in foodstuffs of animal origin:<\/strong><\/p>\n – Dioxins and DL-PCBs: Non-compliance rate in wild sea fish 0.99%, in freshwater fish 10%, in game meat 5.6%.<\/p>\n – NDL-PCBs: Non-compliance rate in eggs 2.47% and in game muscle 5.88%. The non-compliance rate in wild fish is 0.99% and in wild freshwater fish 10%.<\/p>\n – PAHs: No non-compliance was found in the seafood products analysed.<\/p>\n 2017 review of monitoring and control of trace metal elements in foodstuffs of animal origin:<\/strong><\/p>\n The control plan (targeted sampling) revealed a non-compliance rate of 0.92%, and the fishery products monitoring plan detected a non-compliance rate of 4%.<\/p>\n 2017 review of monitoring of radionuclides in animal feed and foodstuffs of animal origin:<\/strong><\/p>\n This monitoring plan shows low levels of radiological activity in foodstuffs in France. Wild animals more heavily contaminated in certain areas affected by fallout from the Chernobyl accident (mainly in eastern France, the southern Alps and as far as Corsica) nevertheless remain well below the maximum levels set for international trade.<\/p>\n