Netherlands 2005
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in the Netherlands, 2005
Number of analysed samples: 2861
Source: European Commission 2005 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: Benomyl group, Iprodione, Imazalil, Chlorpyriphos-ethyl, Sulphur, Thiabendazol, Imidacloprid, Procymidone, Tolylfluanid, Triadimefon, Maneb group, Chlormequat
- in cereals: Pirimiphosmethyl, Dichlorvos, Piperonyl-butoxide, Malathion, Flusilazole, Hexaconazole, Pencycuron, Pyrifenox, Trichlorfon, Chlormequat
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 1287
(=45 % 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"