The 2015 European Union report on pesticide residues in food.

ABSTRACT: This report provides a detailed insight in the official control activities performed by EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. Overall, 97.2% of the 84,341 samples analysed in 2015 were free of quantifiable residues or contained residues within the legally permitted levels. Based on the analytical results provided by the reporting countries, a detailed data analysis was performed regarding pesticide occurrence in the most important food products consumed and the dietary risk related to the exposure of European consumers to pesticide residues. Moreover, the data were analysed with view to identify pesticides and food products that exceeded the legal limits. It also contains the findings on pesticide residues in imported food, organic products, baby food as well as results for animal products

SUBMITTER: European Food Safety Authority 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7009912 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature