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Percentage of samples from the most commonly consumed food groups in Europe complying with legislation on pesticide residue levels

Figure Created 03 Oct 2022 Published 09 Dec 2022 Last modified 09 Dec 2022

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Topics: Sustainability transitions

The diagram presents the percentage of samples from the most commonly-consumed food groups in Europe that were compliant with pesticide residues below or equal to the legal limit, higher than the legal limit or non-compliant.

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Methodology:: 88,141 samples analysed. More info here: https://multimedia.efsa.europa.eu/pesticides-report-2020/chapter-one
Units:: Percentage
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Owners:: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Figure type:: Graph

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Source: EFSA's 2020 European Union report on pesticide residues in food (https://multimedia.efsa.europa.eu/pesticides-report-2020/chapter-one)
LOQ = Limit of quantification
MRL = Maximum residue levels

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