Netherlands 2006
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in the Netherlands, 2006
Number of analysed samples: 3088
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: Benomyl group, Imazalil, Chlorpyriphos-ethyl, Thiabendazol, Imidacloprid, Iprodione, Sulphur, Tolylfluanid, Ortho-phenylphenol, Cyprodinil, Maneb group, Propamocarb, Chlormequat
- in cereals: Pirimiphos-methyl, Piperonyl-butoxide, Dichlorvos, Malathion, Bifenthrin, Boscalid, Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Pyrimethanil, Sulphur (S8), Thiabendazole, Chlormequat
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 1401
(=45,37 % 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"