Oranges from Türkiye
How often official samples of oranges grown in Türkiye break the EU maximum residue level for pesticides, by why the sample was taken.
In 2023, 0 of 35 EU border checks (0%) found a pesticide above the legal limit, while the pair was under increased EU checks (20% → 30% of consignments). There are only 1 random market samples, too few for a market rate. UK supermarkets: 2 samples since 2023, 0 above the UK limit.
EU border checks by year
| Year | Checks | Over the limit | Check frequency in force |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35 | 0% | 20% (Annex II) → 30% (Annex II) |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 of 3 | 30% (Annex II) |
Checks: consignments sampled at EU border posts under the increased-control regime of Reg. (EU) 2019/1793 and reported to EFSA by the member state that checked them. A percentage is shown only for years with at least 30 checks; below that, the count. "Within uncertainty": above the limit but compliant once the lab's measurement uncertainty is allowed for, not counted as over.
Random market samples
1 random sample (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: 2 risk-based and 1 follow-up samples.
UK supermarket samples
| Month | Retailer | Residues found (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 2.6 (MRL = 10); fludioxonil 0.02 (MRL = 10); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 1.5 (MRL = 75); imazalil 0.3 (MRL = 4); propiconazole 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); pyrimethanil 0.9 (MRL = 8) |
| 2023-11 | Other shops | 2-phenylphenol 2.6 (MRL = 10); fludioxonil 0.02 (MRL = 10); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 1.5 (MRL = 75); imazalil 0.3 (MRL = 4); propiconazole 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); pyrimethanil 0.9 (MRL = 8) |
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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