Netherlands 2004
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in the Netherlands, 2004
Number of analysed samples: 2832
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: Chlormequat, Propamocarb, Maneb group, Benomyl group, Iprodione, Imazalil, Chlorpyriphos-ethyl, Thiabendazol, Procymidone and Cyprodinil
- in cereals: Dichlorvos, Pirimiphos-methyl, Malathion, Piperonyl-butoxide and Chlorpropham
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 1178
(=41,60 % 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"