Ireland 2005
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Ireland, 2005
Number of analysed samples: 900
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: Iprodione, Diphenylamine, Chlorpyriphos, Captan, Malathion, Cyprodinil, Procymidone, Tolylfluanid, Cypermethrin, Methidathion, Maneb group, Thiabendazol, Benomyl group.
- in cereals: Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Deltamethrin, Malathion, Permethrin, Pirimiphosmethyl, Nil
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 249
(=27,7 % 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"
