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2007 Grapes Survey: August Results

PRC Secretariat
27 September 2007

Detailed Results

The detailed results (4 pages, 18 KB) are in pdf format. They include details of brand names and where the samples were taken.

Are there any health effects expected from the residues found?

No.

Screening assessments were done for all residues sought, and none of the residues found gave intakes above the Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) or Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI).

1 sample contained a residue of more than one organophosphorus pesticide - a combined risk assessment gave total intakes less than or equal to 100% of the ARfD s

When will the Pesticide Residues Committee formally consider these results?

The Pesticide Residues Committee have seen these results and will discuss them at their meeting in October 2007. The Committee will discuss the results for Quarter 3 (July to September) 2007 as a whole at their meeting in January 2008.

Summary of Results

How many samples did you take?

27

Where did they come from?

9 samples were imported from outside the EU

• 4 from Egypt
• 1 from Israel
• 1 from Saudi Arabia
• 1 from South Africa
• 2 from the USA

18 samples were from the EU

• 3 from Greece
• 3 from Italy
• 12 from Spain

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How many samples contained residues above the MRL?

None

How many samples contained only residues below the MRL or of pesticides with no MRL in table grapes?

22 samples contained only residues below the MRL or of pesticides with no MRL in table grapes

• 2 from Egypt
• 3 from Greece
• 1 from Israel
• 3 from Italy
• 1 from South Africa
• 10 from Spain
• 2 from the USA

How many samples contained more than one residue?

19 samples contained more than one residue

• 6 samples contained 2 residues - 1 from Greece, 1 from Israel, 1 from Italy, 2 from Spain and 1 from the USA
• 10 samples contained 3 residues - 1 from Egypt, 2 from Italy and 7 from Spain
• 2 samples contained 4 residues - 1 from South Africa and 1 from Spain
• 1 sample from Greece contained 5 residues

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Risk Assessement

Acute risk assessement for sample containing more than one organophosphorus/carbamate pesticide

Crop/Critical group	Pesticide	Residue mg/kg	Intake			ARfD	Source	Comment on risk assessment
			mg/kg bw	%ARfD
Grape/ Toddler	Azinphos-methyl	0.05	0.0031	31 }	Total 36	0.01	EFSA, 2007	Total is <100% no effect on health would be expected.
	Chlorpyrifos	0.08	0.0049	4.9 }		0.1	EU 2005

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