Austria 2006
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Austria, 2006
Number of analysed samples: 1921
Source: European Commission 2006 report "Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Products of Plant Origin in the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein"
Pesticides found most often:
- in fruit and vegetables: Maneb group, Fludioxonil, Cyprodinil, Procymidone, Fenhexamid, Azoxystrobin, Iprodione, Imidacloprid, Benomyl group , Chlorpyriphos-ethyl.
- in cereals: Chlormequat, Benomyl group, Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Prochloraz
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 819
(=42,63 % of analysed samples)
Source: European Commission 2006 report "Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Products of Plant Origin in the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein"