Limes from Peru
How often official samples of limes grown in Peru break the EU maximum residue level for pesticides, by why the sample was taken.
UK supermarkets: 10 samples since 2024, 0 above the UK limit.
Random market samples
No random market samples of this product from this origin in the files on hand.
UK supermarket samples
| Month | Retailer | Residues found (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | Tesco | imazalil 1.9 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-10 | Tesco | imazalil 2.4 (MRL = 5); thiabendazole 0.02 (MRL = 7) |
| 2024-09 | Asda | imazalil 1.6 (MRL = 5); pyriproxifen 0.03 (MRL = 0.7) |
| 2024-08 | Tesco | imidacloprid 0.06 (MRL = 0.9); imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); malathion (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 2) |
| 2024-07 | Tesco | 2-phenylphenol 0.05 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1.4 (MRL = 5); thiabendazole 0.06 (MRL = 7) |
| 2024-06 | Tesco | imazalil 1.5 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-05 | Tesco | imidacloprid 0.01 (MRL = 0.9); imazalil 1.2 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-05 | Tesco | 6-benzyladenine 0.01 (MRL = 0.01*); imazalil 1.6 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-03 | Tesco | acetamiprid 0.03 (MRL = 0.9); imazalil 1.4 (MRL = 5) |
| 2024-01 | Aldi | acetamiprid 0.08 (MRL = 0.9) |
Defra's Pesticide Residues in Food programme. UK limits mirror the EU's as retained in 2021 and may since differ.
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