Pesticide Residue Control Results. National Summary REPORT. Country: Austria. Year: National competent authority/organisation:

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1 Pesticide Residue Control Results National Summary REPORT Country: Austria Year: 2011 National competent authority/organisation: Austrian Federal Ministry of Health Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety Web address where the national annual report is published: kontrolle/monitoringprogramme/nationales_rueckstandsmonitoring_obst_und_gemuese Page 1 of 6

2 1. Objective and design of the national monitoring programme Responsibilities The national pesticide monitoring is conducted according to a nation-wide sampling plan designed by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (Division for Data, Statistics and Risk Assessment) in co-operation with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health. The plan is based on data concerning dietary consumption, production and import of fruits and vegetables and it takes into account the results of earlier monitoring programmes, as well as the analytical possibilities. The national monitoring programme furthermore covers the co-ordinated programme of the European Commission. In addition, routine samples were taken from the Austrian market by the responsible bodies. Design of Programmes (priorities, targeting, criteria for the percentage of samples to be taken from the organic sector) The collected data are representative for the Austrian market. Based on the results of the previous years, however, a higher risk for pesticide residues was identified for some commodities. These commodities were especially targeted in the monitoring programme and chosen for further examination, with the aim of reflecting the results of the previous years. This year, emphasis was laid on the sampling of fruits and vegetables from organic farming. This type of partially targeted monitoring is foreseen for the following years. Sampling: personnel, procedures, sampling points The samples were taken by trained officials from the local Food Inspection Service ( Lebensmittelaufsicht ) in accordance to the Commission Directive 2002/63/EC, which is implemented in the internal quality assurance system of the officials. The samples were predominantly taken at the retail or wholesale level. Analytical methods used The analytical methods were adopted from published methods of the Dutch federal laboratories ( Analytical Methods for Pesticide Residues in Foodstuffs, 6th Ed., General Inspectorate for Health Protection, Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport, The Netherlands) and validated in the laboratories. The samples were analysed up to a maximum of 538 substances (part of sums included). The multiresidue methods were based on QuECHERs method, combined with GC-MS/MS, GC-ECD, GC-NPD, GC-FPD, LC-MS/MS. Single residue methods were used for Dithiocarbamate (GC-MS), Bromide (GC-ECD), Glyphosate/Glyfosinate (LC-MS/MS), Ethephon (LC-MS/MS) and phenoxy acids (LC-MS/MS). Page 2 of 6

3 2. Key findings, interpretation of the results and comparability with the previous year results In 2011 a total of 1436 samples of fresh fruits and vegetables were analysed under the coordinated programme, the national pesticide monitoring programme and as routine samples. In addition, other products like cereals (27 samples), processed products (527 samples), animal products (467 samples), fish products (13 samples) and baby food (200 samples) were analysed. In sum, 2670 samples were examined for pesticide residues. 48,8% of all samples originated from Austria, 29,5% came from the European market, 17% from third countries and the rest from an unknown origin. The percentage of surveillance samples with residues above the MRL were 1,7%, 1,8 %, 1,2% and 6,3% respectively (without taking into account the measurement uncertainty). In 42% of the samples (surveillance and enforcement) of fruit and vegetables (denoted as plant products in the validation report), no pesticide residues could be detected. 54% of the samples had residues below or at the Maximum Residue Limits (MRL). Disregarding measurement uncertainties, 4% of the samples of fruits and vegetables contained one or more pesticide(s) above the MRL (57 samples). If, however, measurement uncertainty is taken into account, the number of unprocessed or processed samples of fruits and vegetables containing pesticide residues above the MRL, and thus being non-compliant, is reduced to 40 samples (2,8%). In 574 samples (21,5%), more than one pesticide was found. The maximum number of different pesticides found in one sample was 12 (12 different pesticide residues in two samples of table grapes). 100 samples were taken as enforcement samples, of which 2 samples contained pesticide residues above the MRL and were non-compliant. Even though the number of substances analysed in the samples increased, the number of noncompliances is similar to the previous years. Page 3 of 6

4 3. Non-compliant samples: possible reasons and actions taken In 2011, a total of 42 samples (all commodities) were non-compliant with the EU-MRLs, taking into account the measurement uncertainty. For these samples, administrative actions were set by the responsible officials from the local Food Inspection Service. Number of noncompliant samples Action taken Note 36 Administrative Actions 6 Administrative Actions and RASFF notification RASFF-ref: 2011.AGY (Sample code: ) RASFF-ref: (Sample code: ) RASFF-ref: (Sample code: ) RASFF-ref: (Sample code: ) RASFF-ref: (Sample code: ) RASFF-ref: (Sample code: ) Page 4 of 6

5 4. Quality assurance Status of accreditation of laboratories, number of laboratories The analysis of the co-ordinated programme, the national monitoring programme and routine samples was conducted by two laboratories for food control (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Institute for Food Control, Vienna and Institute for Food Control, Innsbruck together with the competencecentres for pesticide-analyses (CC-RANA, CC-PSRM)). One additional Laboratory in Vienna (Regional Institute for Food Control in Vienna (LUA3)) analysed routine samples. All laboratories received the accreditation in the year 1998 and the methods for pesticide analyses are still accredited. Country code Laboratory Name Laboratory Code Accreditation Date Accreditation Body Participation in proficiency tests or interlaboratory tests AT Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (Institutes and Competence centres) CC PSMR CC RANA ILMU-GRZ BMWA IFA Tulln (BOKU), Serie H76 (Herbizide) in water EURL-CF, (Denmark), EUPT-C4 (EU Proficiency test for Cereals) ILMU-IBK ILMU-LNZ EURL FV (Almeria), EUPT-FV12 (EU Proficiency test for Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables) ILMU-SBG ILMU-VIE EURL FV (Almeria), EUPT-FV-SM-02 (EU Proficiency test for Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, Screening Methods) EURL SRM (CVUA Stuttgart), EUPT SRM5 (EU Proficiency test for Single Residue Methods) EUPT-C5/SRM6 (rice) EUPT-AO06 (poultry) Page 5 of 6

6 FAPAS 0578 (oil) AT Regional Institute for Food Control in Vienna LUA BMWA FAPAS Proficiency Test Proficiency Test of the Austrian NRL for Pesticide Residues 2011 (Pesticide Residues in Raspberry Homogenate) Page 6 of 6