Germany 2004
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Germany, 2004
Number of analysed samples: 13911
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: Bromide, Maneb group, Benonmyl group, Cyprodinil, Procymidone, Chlorpyriphos, Tolyfluanid, Imidacloprid, Iprodione and Chlormequat
- in cereals: Bromide, Chlormequat, Pirimiphos-methyl, Maneb group, Ethephon, Fenpiclonil, Piperonyl butoxide, Fluroxipyr, Barban and Desmethrin
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 5175
(=37,20 % 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"