Portugal 2005
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Portugal, 2005
Number of analysed samples: 852
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: Imazalil, Benomyl group, Captan, Diphenylamine, Folpet, Thiabendazol, Fenthion, Endosulfan, Phosmet, Dicofol, Maneb group
- in cereals: Malathion, Deltamethrin, Pirimiphosmethyl, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Phosmet, Nil
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 94
(=11 % 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"