PMID- 16019813
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051006
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 0265-203X (Print)
IS  - 0265-203X (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 5
DP  - 2005 May
TI  - Pesticide residues survey in citrus fruits.
PG  - 423-8
AB  - The use of pesticides is widespread in citrus fruits production for pre- and 
      post-harvest protection and many chemical substances may be applied in order to 
      control undesirable moulds or insects. A survey was carried out to evaluate 
      levels of pesticide residues in citrus fruits. Two multiresidue analytical 
      methods were used to screen samples for more than 200 different fungicides, 
      insecticides and acaricides. A total of 240 samples of citrus fruits including 
      lemon, orange, mandarin, grapefruit, lime, pomelo and kumquat were taken in 
      various markets in the Geneva area during the year 2003. Ninety-five percent of 
      the 164 samples issued from classical agriculture contained pesticides and 38 
      different compounds have been identified. This high percentage of positive 
      samples was mainly due to the presence of two post-harvest fungicides, imazalil 
      and thiabendazole, detected in 70% and 36% of samples respectively. Only three 
      samples exceeded the Swiss maximum residue limits (MRLs). Fifty-three samples 
      sold with the written indication "without post-harvest treatment" were also 
      controlled. Among theses samples, three exceeded the Swiss MRLs for penconazole 
      or chlorpyrifos and 18 (34%) did not respect the written indication since we 
      found large amounts of post-harvest fungicides. Finally, 23 samples coming from 
      certified organic production were analysed. Among theses samples, three contained 
      small amounts of pesticides and the others were pesticides free.
FAU - Ortelli, Didier
AU  - Ortelli D
AD  - Service de protection de la consommation, Geneve, Switzerland. 
      didier.ortelli@etat.ge.ch
FAU - Edder, Patrick
AU  - Edder P
FAU - Corvi, Claude
AU  - Corvi C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Food Addit Contam
JT  - Food additives and contaminants
JID - 8500474
RN  - 0 (Fungicides, Industrial)
RN  - 0 (Imidazoles)
RN  - 0 (Pesticide Residues)
RN  - 6K0NOF3XQ6 (enilconazole)
RN  - 99SFL01YCL (prochloraz)
RN  - N1Q45E87DT (Thiabendazole)
SB  - IM
MH  - Agriculture
MH  - Citrus/*chemistry
MH  - Citrus paradisi/chemistry
MH  - Citrus sinensis/chemistry
MH  - Food Contamination/analysis
MH  - Food Handling/methods
MH  - Fungicides, Industrial/analysis
MH  - Imidazoles/analysis
MH  - Pesticide Residues/*analysis
MH  - Switzerland
MH  - Thiabendazole/analysis
EDAT- 2005/07/16 09:00
MHDA- 2005/10/07 09:00
CRDT- 2005/07/16 09:00
PHST- 2005/07/16 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/10/07 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/07/16 09:00 [entrez]
AID - H745011616004213 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/02652030500089903 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Food Addit Contam. 2005 May;22(5):423-8. doi: 10.1080/02652030500089903.