Estonian monitoring results of pesticide residues in food: summary

of 2013 – 2014 Kadi Padur

Veterinary and Food Board

11th Nordic Pesticide Residue Workshop

1 – 2 June 2015

Tallinn, Estonia

Pesticide residue monitoring

• Veterinary and Food Board and Agricultural Board take food samples for analysing pesticide residues every year.

• Estonian pesticide residue monitoring programme contains two parts: – the coordinated multiannual control programme

of the EU – the national control programme

Accredited laboratories analyze pesticide residues

• Agricultural Research Center; • Tartu Laboratory of Estonian Health Board;• Central Chemistry Laboratory of the Health

Board.

58%

32%

9%

Origin of the samples taken in 2013 – 2014

Estonia

Other EU and EEA countries

Imported from third countries

• Analyzed 548 samples• 548 pesticide residues

Other (≤ 5 samples)

South Africa

France

Finland

Egypt

Germany

Latvia

Italy

Belgium

Poland

Netherlands

Spain

Estonia

0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325

53

6

7

9

9

11

12

14

17

21

26

38

316

Number of food samples based on origin

Number of samples

247; 45%

56; 10%

237; 43%

8; 1%

Total number of samples (2013 - 2014)

No residues

LOD < Result < LOQ

LOQ < Result < MRL

Result > MRL

17 (3%) organic food samples230 (42%) non-organic food

OhersRye and rye flour

Beans (with pods)Milk

WineWheat flourSwine meat

RicePoultry

PearsLiverLeek

ApplesSpinach

Peaches, nectarines, apricotsLettuce

Oranges, mandarins, pomelosTomatoesBaby food

Head cabbageCucumbersRapeseeds

CarrotsStrawberries

Potatoes

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

274

713

27

113

121

157

26

0

4

0

720

88

2316

1232

91

00

62

0

3

000

31

52

1

0

3

0

11

21

312

186

5

0

76

47

314

0

512

514

1219

10

0

1417

318

2513

3

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1

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11

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The number of samples in witch the certain amount of pesticide residues was found (2013 - 2014)

No residues LOD < Result < LOQ LOQ < Result < MRL Result > MRL

The number of samples

Year Food matrix

Number of non-

compliant samples:

result > MRL

Origin Non-compliant: residues > MRL Monitoring program

2013 Strawberries 1 Spain Tebuconazole Official national and EU programme

2013 Apricots 1 France Chlorpyrifos, Fenvalerate (sum) Official national and EU programme

2013 Tea 1 China Acetamiprid, Azinphos-methyl, Buprofezin, Chlorpyrifos Border control

2014 Tea 1 China Buprofezin, Isofenphos-methyl, Procymidone, Acetamiprid, Imidacloprid Border control

2014 Grape leaves 1 TurkeyBoscalid, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethomorph, Krezoxim-methyl, Metrafenone, Pyroclostrobin, Pyrimethanil

Border control

2014 Carrots 1 Estonia Dimethoate (sum) Official national and EU programme

2014 Rice1 Spain Piperonyl butoxide Official national and

EU programme

1 Italy Piperonyl butoxide Official national and EU programme

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ≥ 150

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250 247

128

44 50

26 217 7 6 4 1 4 0 1 0 2

Number of food samples in which certain number of different pesticide residues was found

90 % of samples

1.5 % of samples

• Average = 1,6 • Median = 1• Mode = 0• Min = 0• Max = 24

TricyclazolePirimiphos-methyl

MepiquatThiacloprid

PropiconazoleMetalaxyl and metalaxyl-M

Iprodione2-phenylphenol

EthephonBr-ioon

Lambda-cyhalothrinAcetamiprid

ThiamethoxamImidacloprid

ChlormequatCarbendazim

TebuconazoleSpinosad

ImalazilThiabendazole

FludioxonilChlorpyrifos

CyprodinilPropamocarb

DithiocarbamatesBoscalid

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

1010101111

151516171718

162222232424

263031

3433

374243

45

2

1

1

3

1

The number of samples which constained specific pesticide residue below or above the MRL

Number of the samples analyzed with detectable residues below or at the MRLNumber of the samples analyzed with residues above the MRLPesticide residue

301 food samples contained 111 different pesticide residues

Pyroclostrobin

Krezoxim-methyl

Isofenphos-methyl

Procymidone

Metrafenone

Buprofezin

Fenvalerate

Piperonyl-butoxide

Pyrimethanil

Dimethomorph

Dimethoate

Acetamiprid

Imidacloprid

Tebuconazole

Chlorpyrifos

Boscalid

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

000

1

1

1

3

3

6

7

7

16

22

24

33

45

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

3

1

The number of samples where the specific perticide residue was ≤ MRL or > MRL

Number of the samples analyzed with detectable residues below or at the MRLNumber of the samples analyzed with residues above the MRL

The number of samples

Pesticide residue

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11th Nordic Pesticide Residue Workshop

1 – 2 June 2015

Tallinn, Estonia