Finland 2004
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Finland, 2004
Number of analysed samples: 1784
Source: European Commission 2004 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: Chlormequat, Dithianon, Hydrogen phosphide, Bromide, Diquat, Benomyl group, Maleic-hydrazide, Imazalil and Maneb group
- in cereals: Hydrogen cyanide, Chlormequat, Glyphosate, Bromide, Pirimiphos-methyl and Endosulfan
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 483
(=27,07 % of analysed samples)
Source: European Commission 2004 report "Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Products of Plant Origin in the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein"
