Marktbericht No. 15-2020 market update Turkish sultanas - EU regulates multiple residues in pesticides

2019-03-06 | The EU Commission considers regulations on multiple residues in pesticides
In connection with “European Green Deals, “ the EU wants to regulate the reduction of multiple pesticide contamination in food products. An EU Commissioner confirmed that a commission is checking how various residue levels can be addressed uniformly across the entire EU, EFSA is already working on this issue.
Already 2018, the German ÖKO-Test magazine, issue 11/2018 „TEST STUDENTENFUTTER“ stated in their findings for Turkish sultanas „of up to 19 different pesticides in a single bag of mixed nuts and raisins. This pesticide cocktail in the mix of nuts and raisins brand ” Ja”! from the grocery chain REWE is legal. Although it is entirely unclear how the different pesticides interact within the human body. The findings show: We need a law to limit the number of individual pesticides in a single product.”