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Table 3 Positive individual samples tested by UK-FSA in 2021: residues, frequency, and aggregate DRI values

From: Tracking pesticide residues and risk levels in individual samples—insights and applications

Food

Sub-food

Samples tested

Averages per sample

Number

number positivesa

Percent positive (%)

Number of residues

Aggregate DRI

Beef

Not specified

79

1

1

1.00

0.00236

Potatoes

Not specified

64

33

52

1.18

0.197

Sweet peppers

Not specified

54

40

74

2.53

0.0304

Grapes

Not specified

53

52

98

3.81

0.138

Aubergines

Not specified

52

38

73

2.29

0.591

Cooking oils

Olive oil

48

13

27

1.54

0.00497

Beans with pods

Green beans

47

34

72

2.53

2.17

Grapefruit

Not specified

41

41

100

5.29

0.563

Wheat flour

Wholemeal

41

29

71

1.69

0.158

Broccoli

Fresh

41

25

61

2.24

0.0813

Bananas

Not specified

41

31

76

3.35

0.0709

Berries

Raspberries (fresh)

36

21

58

2.24

0.0743

Mushrooms

Button

32

10

31

1.80

0.0506

Berries

Raspberries (frozen)

30

30

100

4.47

0.0458

Asparagus

Not specified

30

5

17

1.20

0.00905

Berries

Blueberries (fresh)

26

15

58

2.27

0.0594

Mushrooms

Chestnut

24

12

50

1.50

0.0248

Rice

Basmati

21

10

48

4.40

0.641

Specialty vegetables

Kale

21

8

38

1.88

0.0700

Specialty vegetables

Spring greens

18

10

56

1.70

0.0134

Melons

Honeydew

14

14

100

1.93

0.235

Melons

Watermelon (prepared)

14

4

29

1.75

0.0277

Fish

Cod

14

1

7

1.00

0.00425

Melons

Watermelon

9

9

100

1.56

0.191

Melons

Cantaloupe

9

8

89

2.63

0.0518

Broccoli

Frozen

7

5

71

2.00

0.298

Berries

Blackberries (fresh)

7

5

71

4.60

0.174

Melons

Galia

7

7

100

2.57

0.158

Cheese

Mozzarella

7

2

29

1.00

0.0768

Plantain

Plantain

7

7

100

1.86

0.0463

Rice

Other

6

4

67

2.50

0.0214

Cheese

Ricotta

5

3

60

1.00

0.0709

Berries

Blueberries (frozen)

5

5

100

3.40

0.0248

Other foods

Not specified

24

19

79

1.54

0.221

Totals

 

934

551

  

6.60

  1. 1. Number of samples with one or more analytes detected. 2. Nine foods with fewer than 5 samples tested were omitted from table; data for these nine foods are grouped together and reported as “Other Foods”