{"id":14559,"date":"2022-02-20T14:26:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T14:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/?page_id=14559"},"modified":"2022-02-20T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T14:26:46","slug":"pesticide-residues-in-food-mailing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/pesticide-residues-in-food-mailing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesticide residues in food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term \u201cpesticides\u201d is commonly used as a synonym for&nbsp;<strong>plant protection products<\/strong>. However, \u201cpesticides\u201d also include biocides products used to control pests and disease carriers such as insects, rats and mice, for not plant use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pesticide is a substance that prevents, destroys or controls a harmful organism (\u2018pest\u2019) or a disease or protects plants or plant products during production, storage and transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name \u201cpesticides\u201d includes, among others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>herbicides,<\/li><li>fungicides,<\/li><li>insecticides,<\/li><li>acaricides,<\/li><li>plant growth regulators,<\/li><li>repellents.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/pesticides_bp_medium.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14129\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the analysis of the RASFF data, through our solution:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/regulatory.mxns.com\/en\/safety-hud-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety HUD<\/a>* (a M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences solution designed to identify risks and food frauds worldwide), Fruits and Vegetables were the most impacted food products in 2020 with close to 500 notified events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During 2020, the number of notified events has strongly increased due to the contamination of a large range of products with&nbsp;<strong>Ethylene Oxide<\/strong>&nbsp;(149% of notified events in 2020 compared to 2019). Among the products, most of the recalls were linked to Nuts and Seeds (341 notified events and an increase of +16,950% compared to 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to know more about&nbsp;<strong>Ethylene oxide&nbsp;<\/strong>and the recent alerts, you can consult our recent publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ethylene Oxide in sesame seeds<\/li><li>Ethylene Oxide in foods, new European alerts<\/li><li>Alert: Ethylene Oxide Detection on the Rise in Europe<\/li><li>Ethylene Oxide \u2013 Top 5 Facts<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-concentrations-of-pesticides-and-their-toxicity\"><strong>Concentrations of pesticides and their toxicity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mrls-of-pesticides\"><strong>MRLs of Pesticides<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018<strong>maximum residue level<\/strong>\u2019<strong>&nbsp;(MRL)<\/strong>&nbsp;means the upper legal level of a concentration for a pesticide residue in food or feed set in accordance with this&nbsp;<strong>Regulation<\/strong>, based on good agricultural practice and the lowest consumer exposure necessary to protect vulnerable consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the EU,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/data.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/2005\/396\/2021-07-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulation (EC) No 396\/2005<\/a>&nbsp;of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91\/414\/EEC (Text with EEA relevance), establish the&nbsp;<strong>Maximum residue limit&nbsp;<\/strong>(<strong>MRL<\/strong>). This regulation also contains provisions on official controls of pesticides residues in food of plant and animal origin that may arise from their use in plant protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maximum residue levels for pesticides<\/strong>&nbsp;set in accordance with this Regulation shall not apply to products covered by Annex I intended for export to third countries and treated before export, where it has been established by appropriate evidence that the third country of destination requires or agrees with that particular treatment in order to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into its territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the EU, there are 476 active substances approved and EU-harmonised&nbsp;<strong>MRLs&nbsp;<\/strong>are set for more than 1,300 pesticides covering 378 food products\/food groups. Frequent changes in the Regulation make it necessary to control more and more metabolites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Regulation shall apply to products of plant and animal origin or parts thereof covered by Annex I to be used as fresh, processed and\/or composite food or feed in or on which pesticide residues may be present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To assure the quality of the analytical results of&nbsp;<strong>Pesticides&nbsp;<\/strong>within the EU, this guidance was published and periodically updated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurl-pesticides.eu\/userfiles\/file\/EurlALL\/AqcGuidance_SANTE_2019_12682.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SANTE\/12682\/2019<\/a>&nbsp;Guidance document of Analytical Quality Control and Method Validation Procedures for&nbsp;<strong>Pesticide Residues&nbsp;<\/strong>Analysis in Food and Feed. This guidance document describes the method validation and analytical quality control requirements to support the validity of data used for checking compliance with maximum residue limits, enforcement actions, or assessment of consumer exposure to pesticides in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plant protection products cannot be placed on the market or used without prior authorisation. A dual system is in place, under which EFSA evaluates active substances used in plant protection products and Member States evaluate and authorise the products at national level. Plant protection products are principally regulated by framework&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=celex:32009R1107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulation (EC) No 1107\/2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-risk-assessment-of-pesticide-residues\"><strong>Risk assessment of pesticide residues<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EFSA<\/strong>&nbsp;is in charge of the&nbsp;<strong>risk assessment<\/strong>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<strong>maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides<\/strong>&nbsp;permitted<strong>&nbsp;in products of plant or animal origin marketed in the EU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EFSA\u2019s Pesticide Residues Unit gives scientific advice to the European Commission on possible risks related to the presence of&nbsp;<strong>pesticide residues<\/strong>&nbsp;in food and feed treated with plant protection products and makes proposals regarding the setting of MRLs. Furthermore, the Pesticide Peer Review Unit also provides administrative and scientific support to the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR Panel).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EFSA is responsible for the peer review of the risk assessment of&nbsp;<strong>active substances<\/strong>&nbsp;used in&nbsp;<strong>plant protection products in the EU<\/strong>. Each active substance (the&nbsp;<strong>active component against pests\/plant diseases contained in the plant protection product<\/strong>) has to be proven safe in terms of&nbsp;<strong>human health, animal health and impact on the environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Several opinions, risk assessments<\/strong>&nbsp;and studies have been carried out by the&nbsp;<strong>European&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/topics\/topic\/pesticides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Food Safety Authority (EFSA)<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;other organisations such as&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/pesticide-registration-toolkit\/registration-tools\/assessment-methods\/general-guidance-on-bridging-of-pesticide-risk-assessments-introduction-and-principles\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FAO<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/home\/search?indexCatalogue=genericsearchindex1&amp;searchQuery=pesticide&amp;wordsMode=AnyWord&amp;healthtopic=undefined&amp;country=undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&nbsp;WHO,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>to evaluate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the toxicity of active substances,<\/li><li>the cumulative risk from dietary exposure<\/li><li>the recommended MRL based on the risk assessment results.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-merieux-nutrisciences-range-of-services-for-pesticide-residues\"><strong>M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences&#8217; range of services for pesticide residues:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences provides a wide range of services (including testing) to food manufacturers for&nbsp;<strong>pesticides&nbsp;<\/strong>quantification guaranteeing them to meet<strong>&nbsp;regulations&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;quality standards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences is helping food manufacturers measuring the concentration of pesticides in food products<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fruits and vegetables<\/li><li>Cereals, pulses, nuts, seeds<\/li><li>Meat\/Fish<\/li><li>Dairy products and milk<\/li><li>Mixed foods<\/li><li>Spices<\/li><li>Cocoa products<\/li><li>Tea and herbs<\/li><li>Egg products<\/li><li>Fats and oils<\/li><li>Feeds<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Multi residue Method (MRM):<\/strong>&nbsp;usually 400-1000 analytes with just one preparation step. Analyses are carried out by GC-MS\/MS and LC-MS\/MS depending on the chemical characteristics of pesticides, sensitivity, interferences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Single residue Method (SRM):<\/strong>&nbsp;become necessary when the analytes to be analyzed cannot be detected with the multi-method: e.g.: hydrolysis necessary, polar pesticides (glyphosate, ethephon, chlorate, perchlorate), volatile substances (e.g. Dithiocarbamates or fumigants by HS-GC-MS), pesticides that undergo oxidation, issues with sensitivity or interferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more sensitive equipment and new chromatographic options the trend here is to measure several analytes with similar properties together (e.g.: the polar pesticides ethephon, perchlorate\/chlorate, phosphonic acid and fosetyl are analyzed together).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/contacts\/contact-us\">Contact us<\/a>&nbsp;if you wish to know more about our services and how M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences can support you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The term \u201cpesticides\u201d is commonly used as a synonym for&nbsp;plant protection products. However, \u201cpesticides\u201d also include biocides products used to control pests and disease carriers such as insects, rats and mice, for not plant use. A pesticide is a substance that prevents, destroys or controls a harmful organism (\u2018pest\u2019) or a disease or protects plants&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-14559","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Alice Marcolin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/author\/alice-marcolin\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14559\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=14559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}