Common banana from Colombia
How often official samples of common banana grown in Colombia break the EU maximum residue level for pesticides, by why the sample was taken.
Across 139 random market samples taken by 6 EU countries, 0% were above the limit (95% interval 0%–2.7%).
Random market samples
0 of 139 random samples were above the limit: 0% (95% interval 0%–2.7%). Samples taken by BE, DE, ES, FR, IT, NL in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, pooled.
Also on file, never turned into a rate because inspectors chose them: 48 risk-based and 2 follow-up samples.
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