France 2006
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in France, 2006
Number of analysed samples: 4536
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: Chlorpyriphos, Procymidone, Imazalil, Iprodione, Ortho-phenylphenol, Lambda-cyalothrin, Cyprodinil, Methomyl, Linuron, Sulphur, Maleic-hydrazide, Bromide,Maneb group, Thiabendazol, Benomyl Group, Chlormequat, Imidacloprid, Ethoxyquin
- in cereals: Dichlorvos, Malathion/malaoxon sum, Deltamethrin, Pirimiphos-methyl, Piperonyl-butoxide, Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Bifenthrin, Chlorpyriphos, Cyprodinil, Tebufenozide
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 1172
(=25,84 % 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"
