Ireland 2006
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Ireland, 2006
Number of analysed samples: 1100
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: Thiabendazol, Iprodione, Chlorpyriphos-ethyl, Diphenylamine, Captan, Benomyl group, Prochloraz, Imazalil, Malathion/malaoxon sum, Procymidone.
- in cereals: Diazinon, Pirimiphos-methyl, Chrlorpropham, Malathion/malaoxon sum, Tecnazene, Permethrin.
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 254
(=23,09 % 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"
