All experimental evidences suggest that residues of phenolics
resulting from extracts found in treated sweet cherries after
storage represent a very negligible amount (below LOQ or LOD),
especially if compared to the amount that can be ingested by
consuming a normal portion of the considered edible species. For
these reasons, residues present in one portion of treated cherries
are not of any concern from a toxicological point of view. On the
contrary, the possible presence of such compounds on treated fruit
might rather provide a beneficial effect by improving the product
healthy properties, due to the high antioxidant capacity of phenolic
compounds present in the edible herbs (Di Venere et al., 2009).
Organoleptic tests performed to assess changes in the fruit taste
caused by treatments with extracts did not reveal significant
differences between treated and control fruit (data not shown).