Rice grain from Italy
How often official samples of rice grain grown in Italy break the EU maximum residue level for pesticides, by why the sample was taken.
Across 146 random market samples taken by 4 EU countries, 0% were above the limit (95% interval 0%–2.6%). UK supermarkets: 34 samples since 2021, 0 above the UK limit.
Random market samples
0 of 146 random samples were above the limit: 0% (95% interval 0%–2.6%). Samples taken by BE, FR, IT, NL in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, pooled.
Also on file, never turned into a rate because inspectors chose them: 40 risk-based and 0 follow-up samples.
UK supermarket samples
| Month | Retailer | Residues found (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03 | Waitrose | none found |
| 2026-03 | Waitrose | none found |
| 2026-03 | Tesco | none found |
| 2025-04 | Waitrose | none found |
| 2025-01 | Aldi | imidacloprid 0.02 (MRL = 0.39) |
| 2025-01 | Tesco | none found |
| 2023-10 | Tesco | none found |
| 2023-10 | Tesco | none found |
| 2023-09 | Morrisons | none found |
| 2023-09 | Sainsbury's | none found |
| 2023-09 | Co-op | imazamox (parent only) 0.02 (MRL = 0.05*) |
| 2023-09 | Sainsbury's | none found |
| 2023-07 | Dunnes Stores | none found |
| 2023-07 | Other shops | none found |
| 2023-07 | Tesco | none found |
| 2023-06 | Morrisons | none found |
| 2023-06 | Waitrose | Fosetyl-Al (sum) 1.3 (MRL = 2*) |
| 2023-06 | Lidl | Fosetyl-Al (sum) 0.95 (MRL = 2*) |
| 2023-05 | Other shops | none found |
| 2023-03 | Marks & Spencer | Ethylene oxide (sum) 0.01 (MRL = 0.02*) |
| 2023-03 | Lidl | none found |
| 2023-03 | Tesco | none found |
| 2023-02 | Lidl | none found |
| 2021-09 | Co-op | none found |
| 2021-09 | Co-op | none found |
| 2021-08 | Lidl | none found |
| 2021-08 | Tesco | none found |
| 2021-08 | Lidl | none found |
| 2021-08 | Tesco | none found |
| 2021-08 | Waitrose | none found |
| 2021-08 | Waitrose | none found |
| 2021-07 | Other shops | none found |
| 2021-07 | Other shops | none found |
| 2021-03 | Co-op | none found |
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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