Belgium 2005
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Belgium, 2005
Number of analysed samples: 1346
Source: European Commission 2005 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: Iprodione, Benomyl group, Imazalil, Tolylfluanid, Pirimicarb,Chlorpropham, Thiabendazol, Procymidone, Methomyl, Cyprodinil, Bromide, Maneb group, Ethephon, Propamocarb, Chlormequat
- in cereals: Dichlorvos, Malathion, Bromide
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 396
(=29,4 % of analysed samples)
Source: European Commission 2005 report "Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Products of Plant Origin in the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein"