United Kingdom 2004
Pesticide residues in fresh (incl. frozen) fruit, vegetables and cereals in United Kingdom, 2004
Number of analysed samples: 2416
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: 2,4-D, Chlorpropham, 2-phenylphenol Benomyl group, Captan, Chlorpyriphos, Chlormequat, Cypermethrin, Azoxystrobin and Chlorothalonil
- in cereals: Chlormequat, Mepiquat, Glyphosate, Pirimiphos-methyl, Malathion and Chlorpyriphos-methyl
Multiple residues: Share of samples with 2, 3,..., 8 and more pesticides
Total of samples with multiple residues: 573
(=23,72 % 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"
