Number 4: Apples

Number of potential different ED pesticides : 21

 

Apple presents an average amount of pesticides EDCs found of  687 microgrammes per kilogramm which represents 20 times more than the  amount in one contraceptive pill.

 

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ED pesticides residues identified by PAN Europe :

  1. Bifenthrin
  2. Captan
  3. Carbendazim and benomyl
  4. Chlorothalonil
  5. Chlorpyrifos-methyl
  6. Cypermethrin (sum)*
  7. Cyproconazole
  8. Deltamethrin
  9. Dimethoate (sum)*
  10. Dithiocarbamates (mancozeb)**
  11. Fenboconazole
  12. Fenoxycarb
  13. Flusilazole
  14. Iprodione
  15. Methomyl and Thiodicarb
  16. Myclobutanil
  17. Penconazole
  18. Pirimicarb (sum)*
  19. Propamocarb (sum)*
  20. Pyrimethanil
  21. Tebuconazole

* "Sum" means that EFSA calculated the sum of similarly acting chemicals.

** Here, the "sum" is the sum of the individual amounts of dithiocarbamate chemicals, including mancozeb.

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