Origins

Belgium: pesticide residues by product

8 products from Belgium with enough official samples to report. Border checks are per year; random samples are pooled with an interval.

ProductBorder checks 2024Over the limitRandom samplesOver the limitUK samples
Aubergines —— 310% —
Carrots —— 320% —
Honey —— 3101.3% —
Pears —— 540% 38
Spinaches —— 70 of 7 10
Strawberries —— 370% 8
Sweet peppers —— 360% 3
Tomatoes —— 400% 8

Rates are never combined across products: a country's products are checked at very different frequencies.