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CAFIA Annual Report for 2002
03/12/2003- Contents and Introduction
- 2. Organisational Structure and Its Changes
- 3. Inspections
- 3.2 Overall Surveys of Results of Inspections
- 3.3 Results of Control of Microbiological Requirements
- 3.4 Results of Control of Contaminants
- 3.5 Food Labelling and Quality Controls
- 3.6 Thematic and Extraordinary Inspections
- 3.7 Inspections in Production Premises
- 3.8 Inspections in the Trade Network
- 3.9 Suggestions
- 3.10 Sanctions
- 4. Laboratory Activities
- 5. Certification
- 6. Information and Communication System
- 7. Personnel Training
- 8. Legislative Activities
- 9. Cooperation with other authorities and Institutions
- 10. International Relations
- 11. Communication with the public
- 12. Conclusion
- 13. Abbreviations and Explanations
3. Inspection
3.4 Results of Control of Contaminants
The control of contaminants in food represented the total of 6,969 samples taken and analysed in 2002, of which 374 (5.4 %) did not comply with legislative requirements. The highest number of analyses was performed with a scope to detect food contamination by pesticide residues. Altogether 2,621 food samples were taken, in which a total number of 106,236 analyses were performed. The MRL exceeding values of pesticide residues were detected in 44 samples (red or green pepper, lettuce, tomatoes, mandarins and apricots). The most often detected pesticides in the nonconforming samples were endosulfan, chlorothalomil, malathion and dicofol.
The biggest proportion of non-conformances in samples was recorded within the scope of the control of dyes, when out of the total number of 1,014 samples taken, 81 food samples did not comply with the legislative requirements, especially the samples of egg-free pasta and grape wine. The nonconforming food samples contained either inadmissible synthetic dyes or their values detected were exceeding the hygienic limits. The non-conformances concerned especially azorubin, tarrazine and brilliant blue.
In the analyses for chemical agents, out of a total number of 1,418 food samples taken, 35 samples (43 analyses) did not comply with the prescribed limits; the declared values were either exceeded or not observed.
Graph 3.4.1: Percentage of the individual agents of the total number of nonconforming analyses in the group of “chemical agents”
Table 3.4.1: Overview of the control of chemical agents
Chemical agent |
Number of nonconforming analyses |
Number of nonconforming analyses in % |
Foodstuffs with detected nonconformances |
| Arsenic | 3 | 7,0 | Rice |
| Phosphorus | 2 | 4,7 | Multivitamin preparations |
| Potassium | 1 | 2,3 | Multivitamin preparations |
| Magnesium | 1 | 2,3 | Multivitamin preparations |
| Chromium | 2 | 4,7 | Multivitamin preparations |
| Cadmium | 24 | 55,8 | Poppy seed blue, frozen mushrooms |
| Lead | 4 | 9,3 | Bread |
| Mercury | 3 | 7,0 |
Chinese herbal mixture
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| Calcium | 2 | 4,7 | Multivitamin preparation, gelatine drink |
| Zinc | 1 | 2,3 | Vegetable marrow |
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In the group of preservatives the most frequently verified agents were sulphur dioxide and sorbic acid, and benzoic acid especially in wine. Altogether 1,497 food samples were taken for the analyses of preservatives, of which 49 samples were evaluated as nonconforming.
As for the determinations of polyaromatic hydrocarbons, the total of 301 food samples were taken, of which 8 samples did not comply due to a higher contents of benzo(k)fluoranten and chrysene detected. The non-conformances were mainly detected in samples of olive oils.
In the group of polychlorinated biphenyls all the 398 samples taken and analysed complied with the prescribed limits, none of the samples was assessed as nonconforming.
In the group of mycotoxins the total of 764 food samples were taken, of which 5 samples did not comply with the prescribed limits. The mycotoxins that exceeded the prescribed values were patulin and ochratoxin, the nonconforming foods were apple mixed feeding and fruit baby food.
In order to determine the contents of phthalates, 281 food samples were taken, of which 14 samples analysed did not comply with the limits. The MRL exceeding values of phthalates were most often detected in wine liquors and in slivovitz.
In the group of sweeteners the sampling included 197 food samples, of which 7 did not comply with the MRL values (e.g. garlic dressing and multivitamin juice).
Table 3.4.2: Overview of the results of control of some contaminants with focus on analyses
Contaminants
Total number of analyses
Number of nonconforming analyses
Nonconforming analyses in %
Pesticides
106236
47
0,04
Dyes
10471
237
2,26
Chemical agents
4433
43
0,97
Preservatives
4680
51
1,09
PAHs
3694
11
0,30
PCB
3183
0
0,00
Mycotoxins
1093
5
0,46
Phthalates
652
14
2,15
Sweeteners
521
7
1,34
Graph 3.4.2: Detected proportion of nonconforming samples by the groups of contaminants
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