date:Aug 03, 2016
standards
How much residue of pesticides is allowed on fruits and vegetables is legally determined by the so-called Maximum Residue Limit, or MRL. Member states decide together on these MRLs at EU level, taking very large safety margins into account. When exceeding the MRL, they calculate whether the health standard, or ARfD, is exceeded or not.
Monitored by the NVWA
The NVWA monitors at random whether the MRLs are met. To this end, the NVWA analyses approximately 4,500 samples of fruits and ve