Analyses of the 250 samples demonstrated that
46.4% (116) contained pesticide residues, of which
those not exceeding the MRL were 42.4%, (106 samples)
(Figure 1). MRL levels were exceeded in 4% of
the samples taken which was due to cypermethrine in
blackcurrants.
The highest PPP levels were however
found in raspberries (58.8%) which was similar to
those detected in 2000-2005, where 63% exceeded the
accepted limits [11]. Lower but still closely similar
exceedance levels of PPPs were also found in samples
of gooseberries 58.35 and grapes 50%