Greece 2006
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Greece, 2006
Number of analysed samples: 2435
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-ethyl, Phosalone, Iprodione, Captan, Endosulfan, Ethoprophos, Diphenylamine, Methomyl, Cyprodinil, Procymidone, Maneb group, Benomyl group, Thiabendazol
- in cereals: Malathion/malaoxon sum, Pirimiphos-methyl, Deltamethrin
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 72
(=2,96 % 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"
