France 2004
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in France, 2004
Number of analysed samples: 4466
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: Maleic Hydrazide, Thiabendazol, Benomyl Group, Chlorpyriphos-ethyl, Imazalil, Maneb Group, Bromide, Iprodione, Procymidone and Endosulfan
- in cereals: Dichlorvos, Malathion, Pyrimiphos methyl, Deltamethrin, Chlorpyriphos methyl, Bifenthrin, Chlorpyriphos ethyl and Parathion-ethyl
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 1139
(=25,50 % 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"