1. Estonian monitoring results of pesticide residues in food: summary of 2013 – 2014 Kadi Padur Veterinary and Food Board 11th Nordic Pesticide Residue Workshop 1 – 2 June 2015 Tallinn, Estonia

2. Pesticide residue monitoring Veterinary and Food Board and Agricultural Board take food samples for analysing pesticide residues every year. Estonian pesticide residue monitoring programme contains two parts: – the coordinated multiannual control programme of the EU – the national control programme

3. Accredited laboratories analyze pesticide residues Agricultural Research Center; Tartu Laboratory of Estonian Health Board; Central Chemistry Laboratory of the Health Board.

4. Analyzed 548 samples 548 pesticide residues

6. 17 (3%) organic food samples 230 (42%) non-organic food

8. YearFood matrix Number of non- compliant samples: result > MRL OriginNon-compliant: residues > MRLMonitoring program 2013Strawberries1SpainTebuconazole Official national and EU programme 2013Apricots1FranceChlorpyrifos, Fenvalerate (sum) Official national and EU programme 2013Tea1China Acetamiprid, Azinphos-methyl, Buprofezin, Chlorpyrifos Border control 2014Tea1China Buprofezin, Isofenphos-methyl, Procymidone, Acetamiprid, Imidacloprid Border control 2014Grape leaves1Turkey Boscalid, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethomorph, Krezoxim-methyl, Metrafenone, Pyroclostrobin, Pyrimethanil Border control 2014Carrots1EstoniaDimethoate (sum) Official national and EU programme 2014Rice 1SpainPiperonyl butoxide Official national and EU programme 1ItalyPiperonyl butoxide Official national and EU programme

9. 90 % of samples 1.5 % of samples Average = 1,6 Median = 1 Mode = 0 Min = 0 Max = 24

10. 301 food samples contained 111 different pesticide residues

12. Thank you for listening! 11th Nordic Pesticide Residue Workshop 1 – 2 June 2015 Tallinn, Estonia