Pesticide Residues, Results from the period 2004-2011

The present report presents the results from the 2004-2011 period of the monitoring programmes conducted by The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. The programmes included commodities of fruit, vegetable, cereals and animal origin using random sampling from food on the Danish market. Since the beginning of the 1960, Denmark has monitored fruit and vegetables for pesticides residues. For the periods 1993-1997 and 1998-2003, results were collated and the dietary exposure was calculated. In this report data for the analyses carried out in the period 2004-2011 are reported as well as the exposure calculations performed on the background of the residues found. All the analyses have been carried out by the laboratory of the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration in Ringsted. The samples were collected by the food control offices. The residue data have been combined with consumption data and the exposures for different consumer groups have been estimated.