Cyprus results from the monitoring of pesticide residues in food

This dataset contains the analytical results of pesticide residues measured in the food products analysed by the national competent authorities. Pesticide residues resulting from the use of plant protection products on crops that are used for food or feed production may pose a risk factor for public health. For this reason, a comprehensive legislative framework has been established in the European Union (EU), which defines rules for the approval of active substances used in plant protection products, the use of plant protection products and for pesticide residues in food. In order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, legal limits, so called “maximum residue levels” or briefly “MRLs”, are established in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EU-harmonised MRLs are set for all pesticides covering all types of food products. A default MRL of 0.01 mg/kg is applicable for pesticides not explicitly mentioned in the MRL legislation. Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 imposes on Member States the obligation to carry out controls to ensure that food placed on the market is compliant with the legal limits. A sample is considered <strong>free of quantifiable residues</strong> if the analytes were not present in concentrations at or above the limit of quantification (LOQ). The LOQ is the smallest concentration of an analyte that can be quantified with the analytical method used to analyse the sample. It is commonly defined as the minimum concentration of the analyte in the test sample that can be determined with acceptable precision and accuracy. If a sample is <strong>contains quantifiable residues</strong> but within the legally permitted limit (maximum residue level, MRL), it is described as a sample with quantified residue levels within the legal limits (below or at the MRL) A sample is considered <strong>non-compliant</strong> with the legal limit (MRL), if the measured residue concentrations clearly exceed the legal limits, taking into account the measurement uncertainty. It is current practice that the uncertainty of the analytical measurement is taken into account before legal or administrative sanctions are imposed on food business operators for infringement of the MRL legislation. <strong>REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:</strong> MOPER_2021 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2020 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2019 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2018 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2017 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2016 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2015 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2014 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2013 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2012 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory MOPER_2011 - Ministry of Health - State General Laboratory <strong>We are seeking feedback on our open data please complete the survey at the link below:<br> https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/9344dfa0-f384-cb72-65f6-6c187a6d0f14</strong>本数据集收录了由国家主管部门开展食品检测所得到的农药残留分析结果。在用于食品或饲料生产的农作物上使用植保产品所产生的农药残留，可能会对公众健康构成风险。为此，欧洲联盟（European Union, EU）建立了一套完善的法律框架，对植保产品所用活性物质的审批、植保产品的使用以及食品中的农药残留作出规范。为保障高水平的消费者保护，欧盟在《条例（EC）第396/2005号》（Regulation (EC) No 396/2005）中设立了法定限值，即所谓的“最大残留限量”（maximum residue levels，简称MRLs）。针对覆盖所有食品类别的各类农药，均设立了欧盟统一的MRLs。对于未在MRL相关立法中明确列出的农药，适用0.01 mg/kg的默认MRL。《条例（EC）第396/2005号》要求各成员国履行检测义务，以确保投放市场的食品符合法定限值要求。 若待测物的浓度未达到定量限（limit of quantification, LOQ）及以上水平，则该样本被视为<strong>无定量残留</strong>。定量限（LOQ）指的是采用样本分析所用的分析方法，能够对某一待测物进行定量检测的最低浓度，其通常被定义为：在检测样本中，能够以可接受的精密度与准确度对待测物进行定量检测的最低浓度。若样本<strong>检出定量残留</strong>且残留浓度处于法定允许限值（最大残留限量，MRL）范围内，则将其描述为“定量残留水平符合法定限值（低于或等于MRL）”的样本。若考虑测量不确定度后，检测得到的残留浓度显著超出法定限值（MRL），则该样本被视为<strong>不符合法规要求</strong>。当前通行的做法是，在因违反MRL相关立法而对食品经营者采取法律或行政处罚措施前，需考量分析测量的不确定度。 <strong>各数据采集工作的报送机构：</strong> MOPER_2021 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2020 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2019 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2018 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2017 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2016 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2015 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2014 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2013 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2012 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 MOPER_2011 - 卫生部 - 国家总实验室 <strong>我们征求您对本开放数据集的反馈意见，请通过以下链接完成问卷：<br> https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/9344dfa0-f384-cb72-65f6-6c187a6d0f14</strong>