France 2005
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in France, 2005
Number of analysed samples: 4353
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: Maleic-hydrazide, Daminozide, Tribromophenol, Maneb group, Benomyl group, Thiabendazol, Iprodione, Procymidone, Bromide, Chlorpyriphos-ethyl
- in cereals: Anthraquinone, Dichlorvos, Malathion, Deltamethrin, Pirimiphosmethyl, Piperonyl-butoxide, Dimethoate, Gamma HCH, Chlorpyriphos-methyl
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 924
(=21,2 % 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"
