Limes from Brazil
How often official samples of limes grown in Brazil break the EU maximum residue level for pesticides, by why the sample was taken.
Across 89 random market samples taken by 2 EU countries, 5.6% were above the limit (95% interval 2.4%–12%). The substance found above the limit most often was chlorpyrifos (2 samples). UK supermarkets: 37 samples since 2024, 0 above the UK limit.
Substances found above the limit
| Substance | Where found | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorpyrifos | random samples | 2 |
| Acephate | random samples | 1 |
| Profenofos | random samples | 1 |
| Propiconazole | random samples | 1 |
The limit applied is the one the lab reported at the time of sampling. Limits change; check the current value in the EU Pesticides Database.
Random market samples
5 of 89 random samples were above the limit: 5.6% (95% interval 2.4%–12%). Samples taken by FR, NL in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, pooled.
Also on file, never turned into a rate because inspectors chose them: 70 risk-based and 0 follow-up samples.
UK supermarket samples
| Month | Retailer | Residues found (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | Sainsbury's | azoxystrobin 0.8 (MRL = 15); cyantraniliprole 0.02 (MRL = 0.9); fludioxonil 0.7 (MRL = 10); pyridaben 0.05 (MRL = 0.3); pyriproxifen 0.03 (MRL = 0.6) |
| 2024-11 | Dunnes Stores | azoxystrobin 0.43 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.31 (MRL = 10); pyraclostrobin 0.012 (MRL = 2); pyriproxifen 0.031 (MRL = 0.7); tebuconazole 0.028 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-11 | Asda | azoxystrobin 1.3 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 1 (MRL = 10); malathion (sum) 0.1 (MRL = 2); tebuconazole 0.02 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-11 | Lidl | acetamiprid 0.02 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.4 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 10); tebuconazole 0.03 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-11 | Morrisons | chlorpyrifos 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); imazalil 0.6 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.06 (MRL = 2); tebuconazole 0.01 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-11 | Sainsbury's | azoxystrobin 0.5 (MRL = 15); etofenprox 0.03 (MRL = 1.5); fludioxonil 0.4 (MRL = 10); pyriproxifen 0.02 (MRL = 0.6); tebuconazole 0.03 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-11 | Waitrose | azoxystrobin 0.01 (MRL = 15); tebuconazole 0.07 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-11 | Tesco | azoxystrobin 0.2 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.17 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.015 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-10 | Tesco | azoxystrobin 0.27 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.25 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.038 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-10 | Dunnes Stores | acetamiprid 0.017 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.55 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.4 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.12 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-10 | Lidl | azoxystrobin 0.24 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.24 (MRL = 10) |
| 2024-10 | Costco | azoxystrobin 0.01 (MRL = 15); imazalil 0.9 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.1 (MRL = 2); sulfoxaflor 0.01 (MRL = 0.01*); tebuconazole 0.04 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-10 | Morrisons | imazalil 1.3 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 2); pyriproxifen 0.02 (MRL = 0.6); tebuconazole 0.1 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-10 | Sainsbury's | azoxystrobin 0.4 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.5 (MRL = 10); pyriproxifen 0.03 (MRL = 0.6); sulfoxaflor 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); tebuconazole 0.05 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-09 | Lidl | acetamiprid 0.01 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.01 (MRL = 15); imazalil 0.4 (MRL = 5); pyriproxifen 0.02 (MRL = 0.7); tebuconazole 0.01 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-08 | Centra | 2-phenylphenol 0.04 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); tebuconazole 0.02 (MRL = 5); thiabendazole 0.02 (MRL = 7) |
| 2024-08 | Tesco | acetamiprid 0.01 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.2 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.4 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 2); pyriproxifen 0.05 (MRL = 0.7); tebuconazole 0.02 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-07 | Dunnes Stores | azoxystrobin 0.5 (MRL = 15); difenoconazole 0.02 (MRL = 0.6); fludioxonil 0.4 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.03 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-07 | Lidl | imazalil 0.7 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-06 | Spar | acetamiprid 0.01 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.06 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.03 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.4 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.009 (MRL = 0.2); pyriproxifen 0.01 (MRL = 0.7) |
| 2024-06 | SuperValu | azoxystrobin 0.6 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.2 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.03 (MRL = 2); tebuconazole 0.02 (MRL = 5); trifloxystrobin 0.01 (MRL = 0.5) |
| 2024-04 | Lidl | azoxystrobin 0.1 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.1 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.3 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-04 | Tesco | acetamiprid 0.03 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.05 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.06 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1.5 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-03 | Asda | azoxystrobin 0.2 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.1 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.02 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-03 | Lidl | flupyradifurone 0.01 (MRL = 1.5); imazalil 1.2 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-03 | Asda | imazalil 1.1 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.06 (MRL = 2) |
| 2024-03 | Sainsbury's | azoxystrobin 0.2 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.2 (MRL = 10); pyriproxifen 0.02 (MRL = 0.6) |
| 2024-03 | Sainsbury's | azoxystrobin 0.3 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.4 (MRL = 10) |
| 2024-02 | Lidl | azoxystrobin 0.2 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.1 (MRL = 10) |
| 2024-02 | Tesco | acetamiprid 0.03 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.05 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.05 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.1 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-02 | Tesco | acetamiprid 0.03 (MRL = 0.9); azoxystrobin 0.05 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.04 (MRL = 10) |
| 2024-01 | Asda | imazalil 0.5 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.08 (MRL = 2); pyraclostrobin 0.01 (MRL = 2); tebuconazole 0.01 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-01 | Marks & Spencer | azoxystrobin 1.2 (MRL = 15); etofenprox 0.03 (MRL = 1.5); fludioxonil 0.9 (MRL = 10); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.01 (MRL = 0.2); pyriproxifen 0.02 (MRL = 0.6) |
| 2024-01 | Morrisons | malathion (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 2); imazalil 1 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-01 | Sainsbury's | trifloxystrobin 0.03 (MRL = 0.5); tebuconazole 0.06 (MRL = 5); flupyradifurone 0.01 (MRL = 0.01*); fludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 10); azoxystrobin 0.3 (MRL = 15) |
| 2024-01 | Tesco | azoxystrobin 0.02 (MRL = 15); fludioxonil 0.02 (MRL = 10); imazalil 2 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.07 (MRL = 2) |
| 2024-01 | Lidl | imazalil 1.1 (MRL = 5) |
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