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Pesticide Residue Monitoring at Finnish Customs 2013-2014

Carola Ranta, Pekka Ravio

Finnish Customs Laboratory

11th NPRW/Carola Ranta, Pekka Ravio

Contents

• Introduction

• Methods

• Results

• Non-compliant products


Finnish Customs Laboratory

• Main research areas- Foodstuffs - Consumer goods- Customs technical- Ilicit import

• National Reference Laboratory (pesticides)- Fruit and Vegetables- Cereals- Single Residue Methods


LC-MS/MS methods

Method Compounds Accreditation

Multiresidue 210 X

Chlormequat and mepiquat 2 X

Phenoxy herbicides 14 -

Glyphosate, AMPA and glufosinate ammonium

3 -

Ethephon, perchlorate and chlorate

3 -

Fenbutatin oxide 1 -

BAC and DDAC 5 -

Screening with Orbitrap -


GC-methods

Method Compounds Accreditation

Multiresidue 110 X

Chlorothalonil 1 -

Dithiocarbamates as CS2

1 X

DRS screening -

Phosphine 1 -

Bromide 1 X


Sampling plan 2015Product Amount

Fresh fruit 430 Also 30 BAC and DDAC

Berries 50

Orange juice 15 EU programme

Nuts and almonds 40 Also fumigants

Vegetables Fresh

Green + herbsFrozen herbs

Beans, Lentils Dried fungus

48050503010

Also 30 BAC and DDACChlorate and perchlorate

Nicotine

Vegetable products 20

Herbal teas 30

Soups etc. containing spices 20

Herbal spices 30

Teas 70

Cereals 70 20 rice

Infant foodCereal based

Vegetable based1010

Total 1415


Analyzed samples 2013-2014

OK Rejected Remarked

5 %4 %


Pesticide residues 2002-2014

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

Analyzed lots

Non-compliant lots, %


Pesticides analyzed/detected

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

199213

230251 259 264

295310 311 311

95

114116

137163 168 179 180

161 153

Pesticides analyzed

Pesticides detected

Year

Am

ount

of p

estic

ides


Pesticides exceeding the MRLs

Carben

dazim

and b

enom

yl

Aceta

mip

rid

Dimet

hoate

and O

met

hoate

Triazo

phos

Anthra

quinone

Dodine

Imid

aclo

prid

Profe

nofos

Chlorp

yrifo

s

2-Phen

yl p

henol

Acephat

e 0

5

10

15

20

25


New compounds

Pesticide Number of Findings

Found in products such as

Country

Fluopicolide FUPI 25 Cucumber, Tomatoes, Spinach Spain, Holland, Italy

Bixafen FUBX 1 Proficiency test Denmark

Fluxapyroxad FUFX 1 Proficiency test Denmark

Prosulfocarb MHPS 2 Varsiselleri, Frozen dill Great Britain, Sweden

Pyridalyl INPD 2 Chili peppers, Aubergine Holland

Triflumizole FUTF 1 Cucumber Holland

Etoxazole ACET 1 Strawberry Spain

Novaluron INNO 1 Apple Argentina

Forchlorfenuron MHFC 0 - -

Clomazone MHKL 0 - -

1-Naphtylacetamide MHNP 0 - -

Proquinazid FUPQ 0 - -


Pumpkin seeds from China

• Isofenphos methyl 0,076 mg/kg

• Not approved pesticide

• Partly distributed= > withdrawn from the markets


Chili peppers from Spain

• Methiocarb 0,71-1,3 mg/kg

• MRL 0,2 mg/kg

• 344-630 % above ARfD


RASFF notifications in 2014

Product Country of origin

Pesticide (mg/kg) MRL(mg/kg)

1 Dried chili peppers Mexico Anthraquinone 0,99 Not Approved

2 Aubergine Thailand Dimethoate 0,13 0,02

3 Rucola Kenya Bifenthrin 11 2

4 Pumpkin seeds China MalathionIsofenphos-methyl

0,0490,076 Not Approved

5 Organic Apples Argentina Chlorate 0,31

6 Organic dried dandelium

Spain TriadimenolPhorate

0,580,13 Not Approved

7 Herbal tea USA Anthraquinone 0,087 Not Approved

8 Kale Spain Pirimicarb 2 0,1


Thank you!

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