Mandarins from Morocco
How often official samples of mandarins grown in Morocco break the EU maximum residue level for pesticides, by why the sample was taken.
There are only 26 random market samples, too few for a market rate. UK supermarkets: 32 samples since 2023, 0 above the UK limit.
0 of 26
Random market samples over the limit
26 samples, 2020–2024
32
UK supermarket samples
0 over the UK limit
Random market samples
26 random samples (0 over the limit). That is too few for a market rate: one is shown from 30.
Also on file, never turned into a rate because inspectors chose them: 29 risk-based and 1 follow-up samples.
UK supermarket samples
| Month | Retailer | Residues found (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04 | Other shops | imazalil 3.3 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 1 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 1.7 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Other shops | imazalil 3.3 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 1 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 1.7 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Lidl | imazalil 0.78 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 2.5 (MRL = 8); pyriproxifen 0.017 (MRL = 0.6); thiabendazole 0.17 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Lidl | imazalil 0.78 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 2.5 (MRL = 8); pyriproxifen 0.017 (MRL = 0.6); thiabendazole 0.17 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 1 (MRL = 10); fludioxonil 2.9 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.5 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.007 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.1 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 1 (MRL = 10); fludioxonil 2.9 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.5 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.007 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.1 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 1.1 (MRL = 10); fludioxonil 1 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.3 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.9 (MRL = 8); pyriproxifen 0.03 (MRL = 0.6); sulfoxaflor 0.02 (MRL = 0.8); thiabendazole 0.08 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 1.1 (MRL = 10); fludioxonil 1 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.3 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.9 (MRL = 8); pyriproxifen 0.03 (MRL = 0.6); sulfoxaflor 0.02 (MRL = 0.8); thiabendazole 0.08 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Other shops | fludioxonil 0.4 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1.1 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 1.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.08 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-04 | Other shops | fludioxonil 0.4 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1.1 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 1.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.08 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Aldi | fludioxonil 2 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.02 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.01 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.01 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Costco | flonicamid (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.15); fludioxonil 0.2 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.7 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); pyriproxifen 0.02 (MRL = 0.6); thiabendazole 0.06 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 0.04 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.5 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.2 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Aldi | fludioxonil 2 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.02 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.01 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.01 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Costco | flonicamid (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.15); fludioxonil 0.2 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.7 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); pyriproxifen 0.02 (MRL = 0.6); thiabendazole 0.06 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 0.04 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.5 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.2 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Morrisons | hexythiazox 0.02 (MRL = 1); imazalil 1.5 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.02 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 1 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.02 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-03 | Morrisons | hexythiazox 0.02 (MRL = 1); imazalil 1.5 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.02 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 1 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.02 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | flonicamid (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.15); fludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); pyriproxifen 0.04 (MRL = 0.6); thiabendazole 0.08 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | thiabendazole 0.08 (MRL = 7); pyriproxifen 0.04 (MRL = 0.6); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); fludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 10); flonicamid (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.15) |
| 2023-02 | Sainsbury's | imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.007 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 0.7 (MRL = 8) |
| 2023-02 | Sainsbury's | imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.007 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 0.7 (MRL = 8) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | imazalil 1.7 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.006 (MRL = 0.2); thiabendazole 2.5 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | imidacloprid 0.02 (MRL = 1); imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.01 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | imazalil 1.7 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.006 (MRL = 0.2); thiabendazole 2.5 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | imidacloprid 0.02 (MRL = 1); imazalil 1 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.8 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.01 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | fludioxonil 2.3 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.02 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 1.7 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-02 | Other shops | fludioxonil 2.3 (MRL = 10); imazalil 0.02 (MRL = 5); pyrimethanil 0.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 1.7 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-01 | Other shops | fludioxonil 0.03 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1.3 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.01 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 1.7 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.5 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-01 | Other shops | fludioxonil 0.03 (MRL = 10); imazalil 1.3 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.01 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 1.7 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.5 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-01 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 0.03 (MRL = 10); imidacloprid 0.02 (MRL = 1); imazalil 2 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.01 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 1.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.02 (MRL = 7) |
| 2023-01 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 0.03 (MRL = 10); imidacloprid 0.02 (MRL = 1); imazalil 2 (MRL = 5); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.01 (MRL = 0.2); pyrimethanil 1.3 (MRL = 8); thiabendazole 0.02 (MRL = 7) |
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