Slovakia 2005
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in Slovakia, 2005
Number of analysed samples: 973
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: Chlorpyriphos, Imazalil, Procymidone, Thiabendazol, Iprodione, Dicofol, Cypermethrin, Malathion, Fenhexamid, Fludioxonil, Ortho-Phenylphenol, Chlormequat, Maneb group, Imidacloprid
- in cereals: Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Pirimiphosmethyl, Chlorpyriphos, Chlormequat
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 160
(=16,4 % 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"