In a 2021 study of 15,136 food samples in Europe, glyphosate residue was found in 1.38 percent of samples at levels described as being above the limit of quantification (LOQ) but below the maximum residue limit (MRL). Within 0.15 percent of the samples tested, the glyphosate residue levels exceeded the MRL. The source indicates that this was mainly observed in common millet, buckwheat, and other pseudo-cereals.
Glyphosate is approved for use in the European Union until December 15, 2023.
Distribution of glyphosate residue in food samples in Europe in 2021, by glyphosate metabolite
Characteristic
AMPA*
Glyphosate
Trimethyl-sulfonium cation resulting from the use of glyphosate
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EFSA. (April 26, 2023). Distribution of glyphosate residue in food samples in Europe in 2021, by glyphosate metabolite [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390177/glyphosate-residue-distribution-in-european-food-samples/
EFSA. "Distribution of glyphosate residue in food samples in Europe in 2021, by glyphosate metabolite." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390177/glyphosate-residue-distribution-in-european-food-samples/
EFSA. (2023). Distribution of glyphosate residue in food samples in Europe in 2021, by glyphosate metabolite. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390177/glyphosate-residue-distribution-in-european-food-samples/
EFSA. "Distribution of Glyphosate Residue in Food Samples in Europe in 2021, by Glyphosate Metabolite." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390177/glyphosate-residue-distribution-in-european-food-samples/
EFSA, Distribution of glyphosate residue in food samples in Europe in 2021, by glyphosate metabolite Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390177/glyphosate-residue-distribution-in-european-food-samples/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of glyphosate residue in food samples in Europe in 2021, by glyphosate metabolite [Graph], EFSA, April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390177/glyphosate-residue-distribution-in-european-food-samples/
