Norwegian 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 free of quantifiable residues 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 contains quantifiable residues 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 non-compliant 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.

REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:

MOPER_2024 - NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

MOPER_2023 - NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

MOPER_2022 - NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

MOPER_2021 - NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

MOPER_2020 - NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

MOPER_2019 - NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

MOPER_2018 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

MOPER_2017 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

MOPER_2016 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

MOPER_2015 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

MOPER_2014 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

MOPER_2013 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

MOPER_2012 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

MOPER_2011 - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research

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本数据集收录了由国家主管部门分析检测的食品中农药残留的分析结果。在用于食品或饲料生产的农作物上使用植物保护产品（plant protection products，简称植保产品）所产生的农药残留，可能会对公众健康构成风险因素。有鉴于此，欧盟（EU）已建立一套完善的立法框架，对植保产品所用活性物质（active substances）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，(EC)第396/2005号法规设立了法定限值，即所谓的最大残留限量（Maximum Residue Levels，简称MRLs）。欧盟统一的MRL适用于覆盖所有食品类别的全部农药。对于未在MRL法规中明确提及的农药，默认适用0.01 mg/kg的残留限量。(EC)第396/2005号法规要求各成员国履行检测义务，确保投放市场的食品符合法定限值要求。

若样本中的分析物（analytes）浓度未达到或超过定量限（Limit of Quantification，简称LOQ），则该样本被视为无可定量检测到的残留。定量限指的是采用本分析方法对样本进行检测时，可被定量测定的分析物最低浓度，通常定义为：待测样本中分析物可被以可接受的精密度与准确度进行测定的最低浓度。

若样本中存在可定量检测到的残留，但残留浓度处于法定允许限值（最大残留限量，即MRL）范围内（即低于或等于MRL），则将其描述为残留定量值符合法定限值的样本。

若经测量的残留浓度显著超出法定限值，且已考虑分析测量不确定度（measurement uncertainty），则该样本被视为不符合法定限值（MRL）。当前行业通行做法为：在对食品经营者违反MRL法规的行为实施法律或行政处罚前，需将分析测量的不确定度纳入考量。

参与各批次数据采集的报送机构：
MOPER_2024 —— 挪威生物经济研究所（Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research，简称NIBIO）
MOPER_2023 —— 挪威生物经济研究所（NIBIO）
MOPER_2022 —— 挪威生物经济研究所（NIBIO）
MOPER_2021 —— 挪威生物经济研究所（NIBIO）
MOPER_2020 —— 挪威生物经济研究所（NIBIO）
MOPER_2019 —— 挪威生物经济研究所（NIBIO）
MOPER_2018 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所（Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research）
MOPER_2017 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所
MOPER_2016 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所
MOPER_2015 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所
MOPER_2014 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所
MOPER_2013 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所
MOPER_2012 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所
MOPER_2011 —— 挪威农业与环境研究所

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