Italy 2005
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Italy, 2005
Number of analysed samples: 6584
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: Vinclozolin, Procymidone, Diazinon, Dimethoate, Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Chlorothalonil, Chlorpyriphos, Pirimiphosmethyl, Parathion-methyl, Iprodione
- in cereals: Malathion, Pirimiphosmethyl, Chlorpyriphos, Procymidone, Diazinon, Phosalone, Metalaxyl, Chlorpyriphosmethyl, Dimethoate, Vinclozolin
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 1005
(=15,3 % 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"
