date:Apr 18, 2017
amples for 774 pesticides.
97.2% of the samples analysed fell within the limits permitted in EU legislation. 53.3% of the samples tested were free of quantifiable residues while 43.9% contained residues not exceeding legal limits.
Legal limits were exceeded in 5.6% of the samples from non-EU countries, down from 6.5% in 2014.
For products from EU and EEA countries, legal limits were exceeded in 1.7% of samples, a slight year-on-year increase (from 1.6%).
Of the samples of foods intended for