| Analytical Services North | ||||||||
| Pesticides detected in fresh produce | ||||||||
| Pesticides | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Total |
| 2,4D |
101 |
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
| Aflatoxin |
|
92 |
29 |
39 |
27 |
2 |
8 |
197 |
| Azinphos-methyl |
|
3 |
|
|
21 |
1 |
|
25 |
| Bromopropylate |
465 |
311 |
188 |
241 |
410 |
501 |
315 |
2431 |
| Captan |
23 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
34 |
| Chlordane |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
| Chlorothalonil |
8 |
5 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
15 |
| Chlorpyrifos-ethyl |
35 |
29 |
49 |
11 |
14 |
46 |
77 |
261 |
| Chlorpyrifos-methyl |
35 |
40 |
63 |
48 |
48 |
82 |
24 |
340 |
| Cypermethrin |
6 |
22 |
14 |
6 |
13 |
23 |
183 |
267 |
| Diazinon |
25 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
32 |
|
82 |
| Dichlofluanid |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Dichlorphos |
|
|
5 |
2 |
|
28 |
|
35 |
| Dimethoate |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
| Endosulfan |
84 |
105 |
130 |
44 |
50 |
78 |
78 |
569 |
| Esfenvalerate |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Ethryl |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
| Fenamiphos |
8 |
|
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
19 |
| Fenarimol |
|
|
|
|
1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
| Fenitrothion |
42 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
30 |
|
102 |
| Fenpropathrin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
| Fenthion |
27 |
7 |
11 |
20 |
30 |
37 |
40 |
172 |
| Fenvalerate |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Folpet |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
| Formothion |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
| Imazalil |
3 |
|
|
1 |
827 |
1026 |
489 |
2346 |
| Iprodione |
|
|
|
160 |
128 |
139 |
110 |
537 |
| Isofenphos |
86 |
23 |
28 |
21 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
165 |
| Lindane |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Mercaptothion (Malathion) |
961 |
1329 |
923 |
136 |
378 |
476 |
430 |
4633 |
| Metalaxyl |
1 |
|
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
10 |
| Methamidophos |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Methidathion |
38 |
86 |
47 |
7 |
52 |
111 |
242 |
583 |
| Mevinphos |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Parathion-ethyl |
2 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
19 |
28 |
125 |
190 |
| Parathion-methyl |
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
4 |
| Penconazole |
|
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
|
30 |
| Permethrin |
67 |
70 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
53 |
51 |
270 |
| Phenthoate |
7 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
13 |
4 |
20 |
81 |
| Phorate |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Pirimiphos-ethyl |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Pirimiphos-methyl |
96 |
123 |
59 |
4 |
33 |
77 |
9 |
401 |
| Prochloraz |
156 |
128 |
251 |
262 |
358 |
320 |
276 |
1751 |
| Procymidone |
12 |
17 |
50 |
36 |
20 |
34 |
54 |
223 |
| Profenofos |
28 |
10 |
70 |
2 |
83 |
42 |
70 |
305 |
| Prothiophos |
4 |
14 |
7 |
12 |
41 |
28 |
93 |
199 |
| Pyrazophos |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Quintozene |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Tetradifon |
100 |
55 |
105 |
147 |
185 |
179 |
100 |
871 |
| Triadimefon |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Triazophos |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
| Vinclozolin |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
| Total |
2447 |
2627 |
2073 |
1237 |
2830 |
3407 |
2812 |
17433 |
| An average of 52% of all samples showed traces of pesticide residues while 5% or less samples exceeded the Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) | ||||||||